GRE Word List
SHIRK
to go stealthily : sneak
The meaning of the word shirk is to go stealthily : sneak.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| caustic | capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action : corrosive |
| malapropos | in an inappropriate or inopportune way |
| deducible | to determine by reasoning or deduction |
| engender | beget |
| self-righteous | convinced of one's own righteousness especially in contrast with the actions and beliefs of others : narrow-mindedly moralistic |
| turbid | thick or opaque with or as if with roiled sediment |
| dribble | to issue sporadically and in small bits |
| senility | the quality or state of being senile : the physical and mental decline associated with old age |
| sadistic | of, relating to, or characterized by sadism |
| kneel | to position the body so that one or both knees rest on the floor |