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 |
|---|---|
| opprobrium | something that brings disgrace |
| hieroglyphic | written in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters |
| bruise | an injury involving rupture of small blood vessels and discoloration without a break in the overlying skin : contusion |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
| exorbitant | not coming within the scope of the law |
| carcinogenic | producing or tending to produce cancer |
| stilted | pompous |
| blunder | to move unsteadily or confusedly |
| infiltrate | to enter or become established in gradually or unobtrusively usually for subversive purposes |
| conglomerate | made up of parts from various sources or of various kinds |