GRE Word List
SHIRK
to go stealthily : sneak
The meaning of the word shirk is to go stealthily : sneak.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| epithet | a characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing |
| consistency | agreement or harmony of parts or features to one another or a whole : correspondence |
| undulating | having a wavy surface, edge, or markings |
| submissive | submitting to others |
| travail | work especially of a painful or laborious nature : toil |
| divest | to deprive or dispossess especially of property, authority, or title |
| civil | of or relating to citizens |
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |
| equinox | either of the two points on the celestial sphere where the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic |
| gravity | dignity or sobriety of bearing |