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 |
|---|---|
| discrete | constituting a separate entity : individually distinct |
| gentility | the condition of belonging to the gentry |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
| bevy | a large group or collection |
| gleam | a transient appearance of subdued or partly obscured light |
| ecosystem | the complex of a community of organisms and its environment functioning as an ecological unit |
| conflagration | fire |
| maul | a heavy often wooden-headed hammer used especially for driving wedges |
| fallible | liable to be erroneous |
| impious | not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent |