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 |
|---|---|
| ration | a food allowance for one day |
| fallible | liable to be erroneous |
| machinations | an act of machinating |
| disparage | to depreciate (see depreciate |
| utopia | a place of ideal perfection especially in laws, government, and social conditions |
| seasonal | of, relating to, or varying in occurrence according to the season |
| euphemism | the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant |
| frenzied | feeling or showing great or abnormal excitement or emotional disturbance |
| abusive | using harsh, insulting language |
| pine | any of a genus (Pinus of the family Pinaceae, the pine family) of coniferous evergreen trees that have slender elongated needles and include some valuable timber trees and ornamentals |