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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
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| labile | readily or continually undergoing chemical, physical, or biological change or breakdown : unstable |
| recess | the action of receding : recession |
| perspicuity | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
| lithe | easily bent or flexed |
| proscenium | the stage of an ancient Greek or Roman theater |
| bedizen | to dress or adorn gaudily |
| pungent | sharply painful |