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 |
|---|---|
| inception | an act, process, or instance of beginning : commencement |
| concede | to acknowledge grudgingly or hesitantly |
| seminary | an environment in which something originates and from which it is propagated |
| thermal | of, relating to, or caused by heat |
| transpire | to take place : go on |
| preternatural | existing outside of nature |
| fraudulent | characterized by, based on, or done by fraud : deceitful |
| prestige | standing or estimation in the eyes of people : weight or credit in general opinion |
| parody | a literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule |
| progenitor | an ancestor in the direct line : forefather |