GRE Word List
SHIRK
to go stealthily : sneak
The meaning of the word shirk is to go stealthily : sneak.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| compulsive | having power to compel |
| scrappy | consisting of scraps |
| bar | a straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses (as for a lever, support, barrier, or fastening) |
| perigee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is nearest to the center of the earth |
| repulsion | the action of repulsing : the state of being repulsed |
| throttle | to compress the throat of : choke |
| cascade | a steep usually small fall of water |
| impute | to lay the responsibility or blame for (something) often falsely or unjustly |
| rake | an implement equipped with projecting prongs to gather material (such as leaves) or for loosening or smoothing the surface of the ground |
| truncate | to shorten by or as if by cutting off |