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 |
|---|---|
| dinghy | a small boat carried on or towed behind a larger boat as a tender or a lifeboat |
| pterodactyl | any of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition |
| dismember | to cut off or disjoin the limbs, members, or parts of |
| mediate | occupying a middle position |
| favoritism | the showing of special favor : partiality |
| mendacious | given to or characterized by deception or falsehood or divergence from absolute truth |
| lineaments | an outline, feature, or contour of a body or figure and especially of a face |
| deplore | to feel or express grief for |
| engulf | to flow over and enclose : overwhelm |
| wily | full of wiles : crafty |