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 |
|---|---|
| peripheral | of, relating to, involving, or forming a periphery or surface part |
| centigrade | relating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point |
| welter | writhe |
| remediable | capable of being remedied |
| exult | to be extremely joyful : rejoice |
| abstemious | marked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol |
| blush | outward appearance : view |
| valediction | an act of bidding farewell |
| nourishment | food |
| combustible | capable of combustion |