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 |
|---|---|
| festive | of, relating to, or suitable for a feast or festival |
| glib | showing little forethought or preparation : offhand |
| graphic | of or relating to the pictorial arts |
| bilious | of or relating to a yellow or greenish fluid that is secreted by the liver and that aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats : of or relating to bile (see bile |
| list | a simple series of words or numerals (such as the names of persons or objects) |
| repulse | to drive or beat back : repel |
| rave | to talk irrationally in or as if in delirium |
| veritable | being in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary |
| fringe | an ornamental border consisting of short straight or twisted threads or strips hanging from cut or raveled edges or from a separate band |
| homely | suggestive or characteristic of a place of residence or home |