GRE Word List

SHIRK

to go stealthily : sneak

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

Random words

WordMeaning
prototypean original model on which something is patterned : archetype
unassuagednot quenched, eased, or satisfied : not assuaged
inexorablenot to be persuaded, moved, or stopped : relentless
lecheryinordinate (see inordinate
navigabledeep enough and wide enough to afford passage to ships
shystera person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger
euphemismthe substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant
wilyfull of wiles : crafty
notcha V-shaped indentation
dawdleto spend time idly