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 |
|---|---|
| numismatist | the study or collection of coins, tokens, and paper money and sometimes related objects (such as medals) |
| passe | past one's prime |
| juggernaut | a massive inexorable force, campaign, movement, or object that crushes whatever is in its path |
| roseate | resembling a rose especially in color |
| idiosyncrasy | a peculiarity of constitution or temperament : an individualizing characteristic or quality |
| pulverize | to reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize |
| compute | to determine especially by mathematical means |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| correlate | either of two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other (such as husband and wife) |
| valor | strength of mind or spirit that enables a person to encounter danger with firmness : personal bravery |