GRE Word List
SIFT
to put through a sieve
The meaning of the word sift is to put through a sieve.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rapport | a friendly, harmonious relationship |
| vie | to strive for superiority : contend |
| oust | to remove from or dispossess of property or position by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity |
| digression | the act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work |
| audit | a formal examination of an organization's or individual's accounts or financial situation |
| inculcate | to teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions |
| delve | excavate |
| cant | the expression or repetition of conventional or trite opinions or sentiments |
| self-indulgence | excessive or unrestrained gratification of one's own appetites, desires, or whims |
| mores | the fixed morally binding customs of a particular group |