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 |
|---|---|
| parity | the quality or state of being equal or equivalent |
| affirmation | the act of affirming |
| badinage | playful repartee : banter |
| abhor | to regard with extreme repugnance : to feel hatred or loathing for : loathe |
| vassal | a person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he has vowed homage and fealty : a feudal tenant |
| faculty | ability |
| dislodge | to drive from a position of hiding, defense, or advantage |
| revoke | to annul by recalling or taking back : rescind |
| fanciful | marked by fancy or unrestrained imagination rather than by reason and experience |
| aptitude | inclination |