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 |
|---|---|
| delusive | likely to delude |
| dissent | to withhold assent or approval |
| decant | to draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers |
| mercantile | of or relating to merchants or trading |
| gazette | newspaper |
| provisional | serving for the time being : temporary |
| yore | time past and especially long past |
| viable | capable of living |
| anemia | a condition in which the blood is deficient in red blood cells, in hemoglobin, or in total volume |
| variegate | to diversify in external appearance especially with different colors : dapple |