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 |
|---|---|
| crone | a cruel or ugly old woman |
| jurisprudence | the science or philosophy of law |
| matrix | something within or from which something else originates, develops, or takes form |
| intractable | not easily governed, managed, or directed |
| synthetic | relating to or involving synthesis : not analytic |
| cloister | a monastic establishment |
| grudge | to be unwilling to give or admit : give or allow reluctantly or resentfully |
| surge | to rise and fall actively : toss |
| torrent | a violent or forceful flow of fluid |
| unsullied | not soiled or tarnished : not sullied |