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 |
|---|---|
| obnoxious | odiously or disgustingly objectionable : highly offensive |
| pinnace | a light sailing ship |
| portly | dignified |
| vacuous | emptied of or lacking content |
| paramour | lover |
| paragon | a model of excellence or perfection |
| animosity | a strong feeling of dislike or hatred : ill will or resentment tending toward active hostility : an antagonistic attitude |
| forensic | belonging to, used in, or suitable to courts of judicature or to public discussion and debate |
| amplify | to expand (something, such as a statement) by the use of detail or illustration or by closer analysis |
| fugitive | running away or intending flight |