GRE Word List
SHUNT
to turn off to one side : shift
The meaning of the word shunt is to turn off to one side : shift.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| inquisitive | given to examination or investigation |
| germinate | to cause to sprout or develop |
| contentious | likely to cause disagreement or argument |
| bequeath | to give or leave by will (see will |
| raucous | disagreeably harsh or strident : hoarse |
| meteoric | of or relating to a meteor |
| vivisection | the cutting of or operation on a living animal usually for physiological or pathological investigation |
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |
| abode | the place where one lives : home |
| snub | to check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke |