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 |
|---|---|
| infest | to spread or swarm in or over in a troublesome manner |
| bluff | having a broad flattened front |
| blotch | to mark or mar with blotches |
| disbar | to expel from the bar or the legal profession : deprive (an attorney) of legal status and privileges |
| amicable | characterized by friendly goodwill : peaceable |
| obsolete | no longer in use or no longer useful |
| rebus | a representation of words or syllables by pictures of objects or by symbols whose names resemble the intended words or syllables in sound |
| stratum | a bed or layer artificially made |
| squat | to cause (oneself) to crouch or sit on the ground |
| privy | private |