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 |
|---|---|
| tardy | moving slowly : sluggish |
| redress | to set right : remedy |
| cumbersome | unwieldy because of heaviness and bulk |
| implement | a device used in the performance of a task : tool |
| unexceptionable | not open to objection or criticism : beyond reproach : unimpeachable |
| acumen | keenness and depth of perception, discernment, or discrimination especially in practical matters |
| misogynist | a person who hates or discriminates against women : a misogynistic person |
| bog | wet spongy ground |
| zephyr | a breeze from the west |
| relic | an object esteemed and venerated because of association with a saint or martyr |