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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resumptionan act or instance of resuming : recommencement
dilettantea person having a superficial interest in an art or a branch of knowledge : dabbler
thwartto oppose successfully : defeat the hopes or aspirations of
wrestto pull, force, or move by violent wringing or twisting movements
averto declare positively
translucentpermitting the passage of light:
distantseparated in space : away
intrinsicbelonging to the essential nature or constitution of a thing