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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WordMeaning
repelto drive back : repulse
humanitariana person promoting human welfare and social reform : philanthropist
cohesionthe act or state of sticking together tightly
alleviaterelieve
ordainto invest (see invest
antecedeprecede
motilitythe quality or state of being motile : capability of movement
vergebrink
inestimableincapable of being estimated or computed
queerdiffering in some way from what is usual or normal : odd