GRE Word List

SHIRK

to go stealthily : sneak

The meaning of the word shirk is to go stealthily : sneak.

Random words

WordMeaning
numismatistthe study or collection of coins, tokens, and paper money and sometimes related objects (such as medals)
discerningshowing insight and understanding : discriminating
exaltto raise in rank, power, or character
discernibleable to be perceived by a sense (such as sight or smell) or by the mind : capable of being discerned
predilectionan established preference for something
concordatcompact
saboteurone that practices sabotage
hysteriaa psychoneurosis marked by emotional excitability and disturbances of the psychogenic, sensory, vasomotor, and visceral (see visceral
sylvanone that frequents groves or woods
comeuppancea deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts