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 |
|---|---|
| codicil | a legal instrument made to modify an earlier will |
| capsize | to cause to overturn |
| arbitrate | to act as arbiter upon (a disputed question) : to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both |
| husbandry | the cultivation or production of plants or animals : agriculture |
| executor | one who executes something |
| exclaim | to cry out or speak in strong or sudden emotion |
| forbearance | a refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due |
| denotation | an act or process of denoting |
| clap | to strike (two things, such as two flat, hard surfaces) together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise |
| onslaught | an especially fierce attack |