GRE Word List
SHIRK
to go stealthily : sneak
The meaning of the word shirk is to go stealthily : sneak.
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| miscellaneous | consisting of diverse things or members : heterogeneous |
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| presume | to undertake without leave or clear justification : dare |
| clandestine | marked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy : surreptitious |
| wither | to become dry and sapless |