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 |
|---|---|
| larder | a place where food is stored : pantry |
| bluster | to talk or act with noisy swaggering threats |
| crochet | needlework consisting of the interlocking of looped stitches formed with a single thread and a hooked needle |
| spatula | a flat thin implement used especially for spreading or mixing soft substances, scooping, or lifting |
| accost | to approach and speak to (someone) in an often challenging or aggressive way |
| sanguine | marked by eager hopefulness : confidently optimistic |
| regimen | a systematic plan (as of diet, therapy, or medication) especially when designed to improve and maintain the health of a patient |
| induct | to put in formal possession (as of a benefice or office) : install |
| bent | unenclosed grassland |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |