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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WordMeaning
codicila legal instrument made to modify an earlier will
capsizeto cause to overturn
arbitrateto act as arbiter upon (a disputed question) : to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both
husbandrythe cultivation or production of plants or animals : agriculture
executorone who executes something
exclaimto cry out or speak in strong or sudden emotion
forbearancea refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due
denotationan act or process of denoting
clapto strike (two things, such as two flat, hard surfaces) together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise
onslaughtan especially fierce attack