GRE Word List

SHIRK

to go stealthily : sneak

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

Random words

WordMeaning
decantto draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers
conscientiousmeticulous
ravelto become unwoven, untwisted, or unwound : fray
manifestreadily perceived by the senses and especially by the sense of sight
sybaritevoluptuary
waketo be or remain awake
determinationa judicial decision settling and ending a controversy
meagerhaving little flesh : thin
trilogya series of three dramas or literary works or sometimes three musical compositions that are closely related and develop a single theme
materialisma theory that physical matter is the only or fundamental reality and that all being and processes and phenomena can be explained as manifestations or results of matter (see matter