GRE Word List
SIFT
to put through a sieve
The meaning of the word sift is to put through a sieve.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| distend | extend |
| smudge | to make a smudge on |
| mentor | a friend of Odysseus entrusted with the education of Odysseus' son Telemachus |
| felicity | the quality or state of being happy |
| amphitheater | an oval or circular building with rising tiers of seats ranged about an open space and used in ancient Rome especially for contests and spectacles |
| evince | to constitute outward evidence of |
| asymmetric | having two sides or halves that are not the same : not symmetrical |
| comely | pleasurably conforming to notions of good appearance, suitability, or proportion |
| cloying | disgusting or distasteful by reason of excess |
| effete | no longer fertile |