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 |
|---|---|
| flout | to treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn |
| precept | a command or principle intended especially as a general rule of action |
| forthcoming | being about to appear or to be produced or made available |
| intoxicate | to excite or stupefy by alcohol or a drug especially to the point where physical and mental control is markedly diminished |
| hackneyed | lacking in freshness or originality |
| culprit | one accused of or charged with a crime |
| legacy | a gift by will especially of money or other personal property : bequest |
| gallows | a frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged |
| ulterior | going beyond what is openly said or shown and especially what is proper |
| embitter | to excite bitter feelings in |