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 |
|---|---|
| apex | the uppermost point : vertex |
| incorporeal | not corporeal : having no material body or form |
| oath | a solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says |
| impious | not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent |
| skirmish | a minor fight in war usually incidental to larger movements |
| dyslexia | a variable often familial learning disability involving difficulties in acquiring and processing language that is typically manifested by a lack of proficiency in reading, spelling, and writing |
| quiescent | marked by inactivity or repose : tranquilly at rest |
| abstain | to choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice |
| remediable | capable of being remedied |
| murky | characterized by a heavy dimness or obscurity caused by or like that caused by overhanging fog or smoke |