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 |
|---|---|
| palpitate | to beat rapidly and strongly : throb |
| solecism | an ungrammatical combination of words in a sentence |
| repulsion | the action of repulsing : the state of being repulsed |
| exhort | to incite by argument or advice : urge strongly |
| behemoth | a mighty animal described in Job 40:15–24 as an example of the power of God |
| flail | a hand threshing implement consisting of a wooden handle at the end of which a stouter and shorter stick is so hung as to swing freely |
| sap | the fluid part of a plant |
| lag | one that lags or is last |
| betroth | to promise to marry |
| reprobate | an unprincipled or depraved person : scoundrel |