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 |
|---|---|
| secular | of or relating to the worldly or temporal |
| insensible | incapable or bereft of feeling or sensation: such as |
| repugnance | the quality or fact of being contradictory or inconsistent |
| fiasco | a complete failure |
| leaven | a substance (such as yeast) used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid |
| loquacious | full of excessive talk : wordy |
| subordinate | placed in or occupying a lower class, rank, or position : inferior |
| enterprising | marked by an independent energetic spirit and by readiness to act |
| flippant | lacking proper respect or seriousness |
| probity | adherence to the highest principles and ideals : uprightness |