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 |
|---|---|
| plebeian | a member of the Roman plebs |
| anthem | a song or hymn of praise or gladness |
| anecdote | a usually short narrative of an interesting, amusing, or biographical incident |
| salvage | compensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck |
| decapitate | to cut off the head of : behead |
| prohibitive | tending to prohibit or restrain |
| sophistry | subtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation |
| retrench | cut down |
| spectrum | a continuum of color formed when a beam of white light is dispersed (as by passage through a prism) so that its component wavelengths are arranged in order |
| bludgeon | a short stick that usually has one thick or loaded end and is used as a weapon |