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 |
|---|---|
| cringe | to recoil in distaste |
| corrosive | tending or having the power to corrode |
| inundate | overwhelm |
| tirade | a protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language |
| tenancy | a holding of an estate or a mode of holding an estate |
| dispense | to divide and share out according to a plan : to deal out in portions |
| deb\^acle | sudden disastrous downfall or defeat; complete disaster |
| burgeon | to send forth new growth (such as buds or branches) : sprout |
| odium | the state or fact of being subjected to hatred and contempt as a result of a despicable act or blameworthy circumstance |
| ingenuous | showing innocent or childlike simplicity and candidness |