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 |
|---|---|
| limn | to draw or paint on a surface |
| fiend | devil |
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| officious | volunteering one's services where they are neither asked nor needed : meddlesome |
| supplicant | one who supplicates |
| abscond | to depart secretly and hide oneself |
| jurisdiction | the power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the law |
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| confidence | a feeling or consciousness of one's powers or of reliance on one's circumstances |
| mortician | undertaker |