GRE Word List
SHIRK
to go stealthily : sneak
The meaning of the word shirk is to go stealthily : sneak.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| receptive | able or inclined to receive |
| misdemeanor | a crime less serious than a felony (see felony |
| canvass | to go through (a district) or go to (persons) in order to solicit orders or political support or to determine opinions or sentiments |
| unassuaged | not quenched, eased, or satisfied : not assuaged |
| hide | to put out of sight : secrete |
| bloated | overfilled and extended with liquid, gas, food, etc. |
| qualify | to reduce from a general to a particular or restricted form : modify |
| solicitous | manifesting or expressing solicitude |
| lionize | to treat as an object of great interest or importance |
| pinnacle | an upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress |