GRE Word List
SHIRK
to go stealthily : sneak
The meaning of the word shirk is to go stealthily : sneak.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hegemony | preponderant influence or authority over others : domination |
| disengage | to release from something that engages or involves |
| abject | sunk to or existing in a low state or condition : very bad or severe |
| amok | an episode of sudden mass assault against people or objects usually by a single individual following a period of brooding that has traditionally been regarded as occurring especially in Malaysian culture but is now increasingly viewed as psychopathological behavior occurring worldwide in numerous countries and cultures |
| covetous | marked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions |
| ferret | a domesticated usually albino, brownish, or silver-gray animal (Mustela putorius furo) that is descended from the European polecat |
| waft | to move or go lightly on or as if on a buoyant medium |
| concurrent | operating or occurring at the same time |
| repast | something taken as food : meal |
| start | to move suddenly and violently : spring |