GRE Word List
SHIRK
to go stealthily : sneak
The meaning of the word shirk is to go stealthily : sneak.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pronounced | strongly marked : decided |
| stalemate | a drawing position in chess in which a player is not in checkmate but has no legal move to play |
| bovine | of, relating to, or resembling bovines and especially the ox or cow |
| scuffle | to struggle at close quarters with disorder and confusion |
| contumacious | stubbornly disobedient : rebellious |
| suavity | smoothly though often superficially gracious and sophisticated |
| lagoon | a shallow sound, channel, or pond near or communicating with a larger body of water |
| gregarious | tending to associate with others of one's kind : social |
| swelter | to suffer, sweat, or be faint from heat |
| palatial | of, relating to, or being a palace |