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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hone | to sharpen or smooth with a whetstone |
| chide | to speak out in angry or displeased rebuke |
| exhilarating | causing strong feelings of happy excitement and elation : thrilling |
| exemplify | to show or illustrate by example |
| prowess | distinguished bravery |
| retort | to pay or hurl back : return |
| pestle | a usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration |
| gamut | the whole series of recognized musical notes |
| coup | a sudden decisive exercise of force in politics and especially the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group : coup d'Γ©tat |
| infinitesimal | immeasurably or incalculably small |