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 |
|---|---|
| bristling | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| gross | glaringly noticeable usually because of inexcusable badness or objectionableness |
| evasive | tending or intended to evade : equivocal |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| swipe | a strong sweeping blow |
| seasonable | suitable to the season or circumstances : timely |
| staccato | cut short or apart in performing : disconnected |
| deadpan | marked by an impassive matter-of-fact manner, style, or expression |
| iconoclastic | a person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions |
| integrate | to form, coordinate, or blend into a functioning or unified whole : unite |