GRE Word List

SHIRK

to go stealthily : sneak

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

Random words

WordMeaning
engageto offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end
piebaldcomposed of incongruous parts
inquisitivegiven to examination or investigation
vacuousemptied of or lacking content
comprehendto grasp the nature, significance, or meaning of
precincta part of a territory with definite bounds or functions often established for administrative purposes : district
sundryincluding many things of different kinds : miscellaneous
reclusemarked by withdrawal from society : solitary
substantiateto give substance or form to : embody
refractiondeflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different