GRE Word List

SIFT

to put through a sieve

The meaning of the word sift is to put through a sieve.

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lividdiscolored by bruising : black-and-blue
philistinea native or inhabitant of ancient Philistia
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coteriean intimate and often exclusive group of persons with a unifying common interest or purpose
ployescapade
astigmatisma defect of an optical system (such as a lens) causing rays from a point to fail to meet in a focal point resulting in a blurred and imperfect image
germinateto cause to sprout or develop
tribunea Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates
hazardousinvolving or exposing one to risk (as of loss or harm)
diaphanouscharacterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through