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 |
|---|---|
| nihilist | a viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless |
| haggard | not tamed |
| oscillate | to swing backward and forward like a pendulum |
| embellish | to make beautiful with ornamentation : decorate |
| jab | to pierce or prod (someone or something) with or as if with a pointed object |
| luxuriant | yielding abundantly : fertile |
| mar | to ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil |
| sentimental | marked or governed by feeling, sensibility, or emotional idealism |
| bravado | blustering swaggering conduct |
| willowy | abounding with willows |