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 |
|---|---|
| coalesce | to grow together |
| spendthrift | a person who spends improvidently or wastefully |
| increment | the amount or degree by which something changes |
| invalid | not valid: |
| bog | wet spongy ground |
| misogynist | a person who hates or discriminates against women : a misogynistic person |
| destitute | lacking something needed or desirable |
| susceptible | capable of submitting to an action, process, or operation |
| legato | in a manner that is smooth and connected (as between successive tones) |
| demean | to lower in character, status, or reputation |