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 |
|---|---|
| insipid | lacking in qualities that interest, stimulate, or challenge : dull |
| epigram | a concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought |
| studied | carefully considered or prepared : thoughtful |
| expatiate | to move about freely or at will : wander |
| violate | break |
| beatific | of, possessing, or imparting beatitude |
| gustatory | relating to or associated with eating or the sense of taste |
| mirage | an optical (see optical |
| disabuse | to free from error, misconception, or fallacy (see fallacy |
| poseur | a person who pretends to be what he or she is not : an affected or insincere person |