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 |
|---|---|
| conjugal | of or relating to the married state or to married persons and their relations : connubial |
| abominate | to hate or loathe intensely : abhor |
| generate | to bring into existence: such as |
| convulsion | an abnormal violent and involuntary contraction or series of contractions of the muscles |
| conversant | having knowledge or experience |
| optician | a maker of or dealer in optical items and instruments |
| contusion | injury to tissue usually without laceration : bruise |
| veritable | being in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary |
| aureole | a radiant light around the head or body of a representation of a sacred personage |
| thematic | of, relating to, or constituting a theme |