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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| lurk | to lie in wait in a place of concealment especially for an evil purpose |
| depict | to represent by or as if by a picture |
| intimate | marked by a warm friendship developing through long association |
| impersonal | having no personal reference or connection |
| distraught | agitated with doubt or mental conflict or pain |
| crone | a cruel or ugly old woman |
| alienate | to cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed |
| ulcer | a break in skin or mucous membrane with loss of surface tissue, disintegration and necrosis of epithelial tissue, and often pus |
| illuminate | to supply or brighten with light |
| felicity | the quality or state of being happy |