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 |
|---|---|
| decadence | the process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent |
| wizened | to become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality |
| caricature | exaggeration by means of often ludicrous distortion of parts or characteristics |
| cache | a hiding place especially for concealing and preserving provisions or implements |
| absolute | free from imperfection : perfect |
| concomitant | accompanying especially in a subordinate or incidental way |
| apiarist | beekeeper |
| insubordination | disobedient to authority |
| converse | to exchange thoughts and opinions in speech : talk |
| hieroglyphic | written in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters |