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 |
|---|---|
| tanner | one that tans hides |
| crux | a puzzling or difficult problem : an unsolved question |
| wince | to shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch |
| barefaced | having the face uncovered: |
| subtlety | the quality or state of being subtle |
| dissolution | the act or process of dissolving: such as |
| incumbent | the holder of an office or ecclesiastical benefice |
| unique | being the only one : sole |
| subpoena | a writ commanding a person designated in it to appear in court under a penalty for failure |
| harbinger | something that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come |