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 |
|---|---|
| preamble | an introductory statement |
| apostate | one who commits apostasy |
| caulk | to stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe) |
| gentry | upper or ruling class : aristocracy |
| conflagration | fire |
| alleviate | relieve |
| feral | of, relating to, or suggestive of a wild beast |
| scavenge | to remove (dirt, refuse, etc.) from an area |
| sledge | sledgehammer |
| amorphous | having no definite form : shapeless |