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 |
|---|---|
| pendant | something suspended: such as |
| seine | a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore |
| dowse | to plunge into water |
| fester | to generate pus |
| pivotal | of, relating to, or constituting a pivot |
| preponderance | a superiority in weight, power, importance, or strength |
| tarry | to delay or be tardy in acting or doing |
| dissonance | lack of agreement |
| malingerer | to pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work) |
| microcosm | a little world |