GRE Word List
SHIRK
to go stealthily : sneak
The meaning of the word shirk is to go stealthily : sneak.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bode | to indicate (something, such as a future event) by signs : presage |
| elastic | capable of recovering size and shape after deformation |
| distinct | distinguishable to the eye or mind as being discrete (see discrete |
| transient | passing especially quickly into and out of existence : transitory |
| piebald | composed of incongruous parts |
| rake | an implement equipped with projecting prongs to gather material (such as leaves) or for loosening or smoothing the surface of the ground |
| conifer | any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit |
| motley | variegated in color |
| osseous | bony |
| primogeniture | the state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents |