GRE Word List

SIFT

to put through a sieve

The meaning of the word sift is to put through a sieve.

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WordMeaning
eroticof, devoted to, or tending to arouse sexual love or desire
shama trick that deludes : hoax
inviolablesecure from violation or profanation
rationalhaving reason or understanding
hoarda supply or fund stored up and often hidden away
mutterto utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed
prescienceforeknowledge of events:
homelysuggestive or characteristic of a place of residence or home
deportto send out of the country by legal deportation
magnitudegreat size or extent