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 |
|---|---|
| gross | glaringly noticeable usually because of inexcusable badness or objectionableness |
| connoisseur | expert |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| venue | locale |
| refrain | curb |
| tirade | a protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language |
| mores | the fixed morally binding customs of a particular group |
| tan | to make (skin) tan especially by exposure to the sun |
| consanguineous | of the same blood or origin |
| wizardry | the art or practices of a wizard : sorcery |