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 |
|---|---|
| bombastic | marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous |
| adjourn | to suspend indefinitely or until a later stated time |
| chase | the hunting of wild animals |
| girth | a band or strap that encircles the body of an animal to fasten something (such as a saddle) on its back |
| bauble | trinket |
| screech | a high shrill piercing cry usually expressing pain or terror |
| sparse | of few and scattered elements |
| dishearten | to cause to lose hope, enthusiasm, or courage : to cause to lose spirit or morale |
| concatenate | linked together |
| retribution | recompense |