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 |
|---|---|
| couple | two persons married, engaged, or otherwise romantically paired |
| bulge | to jut out : swell |
| loath | unwilling to do something contrary to one's ways of thinking : reluctant |
| filigree | ornamental work especially of fine wire of gold, silver, or copper applied chiefly to gold and silver surfaces |
| grim | fierce in disposition or action : savage |
| quarry | game |
| circumspect | careful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences : prudent |
| conviction | the act or process of finding a person guilty of a crime especially in a court of law |
| dispense | to divide and share out according to a plan : to deal out in portions |
| esoteric | designed for or understood by the specially initiated alone |