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 |
|---|---|
| sprightly | marked by a gay lightness and vivacity : spirited |
| sluice | an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow |
| stifle | to withhold from circulation or expression |
| irremediable | not remediable |
| regeneration | an act or the process of regenerating : the state of being regenerated |
| sate | satisfy to the full; satisfy to excess; cloy |
| forestall | to exclude, hinder, or prevent (something) by prior occupation or measures |
| beget | to procreate as the father : sire |
| obloquy | a strongly condemnatory utterance : abusive language |
| mangle | to injure with deep disfiguring wounds by cutting, tearing, or crushing |