GRE Word List
SHIRK
to go stealthily : sneak
The meaning of the word shirk is to go stealthily : sneak.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| spurious | born to parents not married to each other |
| castigation | to subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism |
| snicker | to laugh in a covert or partly suppressed manner : titter |
| falter | to walk unsteadily : stumble |
| stanza | a division of a poem consisting of a series of lines arranged together in a usually recurring pattern of meter and rhyme : strophe |
| nicety | the quality or state of being nice |
| attire | to put garments on : dress |
| totem | an object (such as an animal or plant) serving as the emblem of a family or clan and often as a reminder of its ancestry |
| perturb | to cause to be worried or upset : disquiet |
| passe | past one's prime |