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 |
|---|---|
| contrivance | a thing contrived |
| sedentary | not migratory : settled |
| freebooter | pirate |
| cabal | the contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government) |
| mawkish | lacking flavor or having an unpleasant taste |
| saccharine | of, relating to, or resembling that of sugar |
| noose | a loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn |
| dawdle | to spend time idly |
| deputize | to appoint as deputy |
| deposition | a testifying especially before a court |