GRE Word List
SHIRK
to go stealthily : sneak
The meaning of the word shirk is to go stealthily : sneak.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| contravene | to go or act contrary to : violate |
| waver | to vacillate irresolutely between choices : fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction |
| visage | the face, countenance, or appearance of a person or sometimes an animal |
| regeneration | an act or the process of regenerating : the state of being regenerated |
| presage | something that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen |
| inveterate | confirmed in a habit : habitual |
| expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |
| delusive | likely to delude |
| navigable | deep enough and wide enough to afford passage to ships |