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 |
|---|---|
| surly | menacing or threatening in appearance |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| beneficiary | a person or thing that receives help or an advantage from something : one that benefits from something |
| subjective | of, relating to, or constituting a subject: such as |
| estimable | capable of being estimated |
| sleeper | one that sleeps |
| optional | involving an option : not compulsory |
| ulcer | a break in skin or mucous membrane with loss of surface tissue, disintegration and necrosis of epithelial tissue, and often pus |
| warranted | sanction |
| tawny | of the color tawny |