GRE Word List

SHIRK

to go stealthily : sneak

The meaning of the word shirk is to go stealthily : sneak.

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WordMeaning
disabuseto free from error, misconception, or fallacy (see fallacy
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banallacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite
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