GRE Word List

SIFT

to put through a sieve

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

Random words

WordMeaning
functionaryone who serves in a certain function
vouchto supply supporting evidence or testimony
riddlea mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum
hatcha small door or opening (as in an airplane or spaceship)
haplesshaving no luck : unfortunate
equivocalsubject to two or more interpretations and usually used to mislead or confuse
spoonerisma transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil)
carpingmarked by or inclined to querulous and often perverse criticism
translucentpermitting the passage of light:
carnivoroussubsisting or feeding on animal tissues