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 |
|---|---|
| scrap | fragments of discarded or leftover food |
| concurrent | operating or occurring at the same time |
| verbose | containing more words than necessary : wordy |
| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| demeanor | behavior toward others : outward manner |
| natal | native |
| invidious | of an unpleasant or objectionable nature : obnoxious |
| merit | a praiseworthy quality : virtue |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
| arsenal | an establishment for the manufacture or storage of arms and military equipment |