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 |
|---|---|
| livid | discolored by bruising : black-and-blue |
| philistine | a native or inhabitant of ancient Philistia |
| malleable | capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer or by the pressure of rollers |
| coterie | an intimate and often exclusive group of persons with a unifying common interest or purpose |
| ploy | escapade |
| astigmatism | a defect of an optical system (such as a lens) causing rays from a point to fail to meet in a focal point resulting in a blurred and imperfect image |
| germinate | to cause to sprout or develop |
| tribune | a Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates |
| hazardous | involving or exposing one to risk (as of loss or harm) |
| diaphanous | characterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through |