GRE Word List
SHIRK
to go stealthily : sneak
The meaning of the word shirk is to go stealthily : sneak.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cogent | appealing forcibly to the mind or reason : convincing |
| defeatist | an attitude of accepting, expecting, or being resigned to defeat |
| automaton | a mechanism that is relatively self-operating |
| convoluted | having convolutions |
| discombobulated | characterized by confusion or disorder |
| unexceptionable | not open to objection or criticism : beyond reproach : unimpeachable |
| impel | to urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force |
| brink | edge |
| liaison | a binding or thickening agent used in cooking |
| shove | to push along |