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 |
|---|---|
| glimmer | to shine faintly or unsteadily |
| facile | easily accomplished or attained |
| relinquish | to withdraw or retreat from : leave behind |
| catastrophe | a momentous tragic event ranging from extreme misfortune to utter overthrow or ruin |
| capitulate | to surrender often after negotiation of terms |
| materialism | a theory that physical matter is the only or fundamental reality and that all being and processes and phenomena can be explained as manifestations or results of matter (see matter |
| commemorative | intended as a commemoration |
| wily | full of wiles : crafty |
| madrigal | a medieval short lyrical poem in a strict poetic form |
| ordinance | an authoritative decree or direction : order |