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
pilfersteal
pettyhaving secondary rank or importance : minor
interminablehaving or seeming to have no end
bouta spell or period of activity: such as
sinistersingularly evil or productive of evil
parchmentthe skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on
amnesialoss of memory due usually to brain injury, shock, fatigue, repression, or illness
purveyorone that purveys
skeptican adherent or advocate of skepticism
battaliona considerable body of troops organized to act together : army