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 |
|---|---|
| hindrance | the state of being interfered with, held back, or slowed down : the state of being hindered |
| juxtapose | to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect) |
| amnesia | loss of memory due usually to brain injury, shock, fatigue, repression, or illness |
| choreography | the art of symbolically representing dancing |
| latitude | angular distance from some specified circle or plane of reference: such as |
| battalion | a considerable body of troops organized to act together : army |
| imminent | ready to take place : happening soon |
| pulverize | to reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize |
| drama | a composition (see composition |
| bellicose | favoring or inclined to start quarrels or wars |