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 |
|---|---|
| ostracize | to exile by ostracism |
| repast | something taken as food : meal |
| antiquated | outmoded or discredited by reason of age : old and no longer useful, popular, or accepted |
| equity | justice according to natural law or right |
| wade | to step in or through a medium (such as water) offering more resistance than air |
| winsome | generally pleasing and engaging often because of a childlike charm and innocence |
| flaccid | not firm or stiff |
| memoir | an official note or report : memorandum |
| satire | a literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn |
| hive | a container for housing honeybees |