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.

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WordMeaning
caucusa closed meeting of a group of persons belonging to the same political party or faction usually to select candidates or to decide on policy
impalpableincapable of being felt by touch : intangible
loiterto delay an activity with idle stops and pauses : dawdle
inanimatenot animate:
torsothe human body apart from the head, neck, arms, and legs : the human trunk
metaphysicalof or relating to metaphysics
levitateto rise or float in or as if in the air especially in seeming defiance of gravitation
rambleto move aimlessly from place to place
decompositionto separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds
unwittingnot knowing : unaware