GRE Word List

SIFT

to put through a sieve

The meaning of the word sift is to put through a sieve.

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festiveof, relating to, or suitable for a feast or festival
glibshowing little forethought or preparation : offhand
graphicof or relating to the pictorial arts
biliousof or relating to a yellow or greenish fluid that is secreted by the liver and that aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats : of or relating to bile (see bile
lista simple series of words or numerals (such as the names of persons or objects)
repulseto drive or beat back : repel
raveto talk irrationally in or as if in delirium
veritablebeing in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary
fringean ornamental border consisting of short straight or twisted threads or strips hanging from cut or raveled edges or from a separate band
homelysuggestive or characteristic of a place of residence or home