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 |
|---|---|
| acumen | keenness and depth of perception, discernment, or discrimination especially in practical matters |
| render | to melt down |
| grumble | to mutter in discontent |
| sate | satisfy to the full; satisfy to excess; cloy |
| uninhibited | free from inhibition |
| coroner | a usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner |
| caustic | capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action : corrosive |
| trough | a long shallow often V-shaped receptacle for the drinking water or feed of domestic animals |
| imperil | to bring into peril : endanger |
| acclimate | to adapt (someone) to a new temperature, altitude, climate, environment, or situation |