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 |
|---|---|
| pilfer | steal |
| petty | having secondary rank or importance : minor |
| interminable | having or seeming to have no end |
| bout | a spell or period of activity: such as |
| sinister | singularly evil or productive of evil |
| parchment | the skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on |
| amnesia | loss of memory due usually to brain injury, shock, fatigue, repression, or illness |
| purveyor | one that purveys |
| skeptic | an adherent or advocate of skepticism |
| battalion | a considerable body of troops organized to act together : army |