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 |
|---|---|
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
| tact | a keen sense of what to do or say in order to maintain good relations with others or avoid offense |
| mortician | undertaker |
| pen | to shut in or as if in a pen |
| titular | having the title and usually the honors belonging to an office or dignity without the duties, functions, or responsibilities |
| vernacular | using a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language |
| discrepancy | the quality or state of disagreeing or being at variance |
| allege | to assert without proof or before proving |
| ingenuous | showing innocent or childlike simplicity and candidness |
| repulse | to drive or beat back : repel |