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 |
|---|---|
| stultify | to have a dulling or inhibiting effect on |
| fluke | flatfish |
| projectile | a body projected by external force and continuing in motion by its own inertia |
| haggle | to cut roughly or clumsily : hack |
| warrant | sanction |
| bandy | to discuss lightly or banteringly |
| excerpt | a passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract |
| soar | to fly aloft or about |
| cant | the expression or repetition of conventional or trite opinions or sentiments |
| permissive | granted on sufferance : tolerated |