GRE Word List

SIFT

to put through a sieve

The meaning of the word sift is to put through a sieve.

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WordMeaning
purgatoryan intermediate state after death for expiatory purification
pulchritudephysical comeliness
soothsayera person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means : prognosticator
purportedreputed
blueslow spirits : melancholy
infinitesimalimmeasurably or incalculably small
mawkishlacking flavor or having an unpleasant taste
garishclothed in vivid colors
dazeto stupefy especially by a blow : stun
compulsionan act of compelling