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 |
|---|---|
| maudlin | drunk enough to be emotionally silly |
| hem | a border of a cloth article doubled back and stitched down |
| disavowal | to deny responsibility for : repudiate |
| dorsal | an ornamental cloth hung behind and above an altar |
| inchoate | being only partly in existence or operation : incipient |
| malaise | an indefinite feeling of debility or lack of health often indicative of or accompanying the onset of an illness |
| altercation | a noisy, heated, angry dispute |
| resolution | the act or process of resolving: such as |
| tanner | one that tans hides |
| billow | wave |