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

WordMeaning
navigabledeep enough and wide enough to afford passage to ships
outstripto go faster or farther than
arrogancean attitude of superiority manifested in an overbearing manner or in presumptuous claims or assumptions
noncommittalgiving no clear indication of attitude or feeling
dregssediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate
cerebralof or relating to the brain or the intellect
consistencyagreement or harmony of parts or features to one another or a whole : correspondence
dowdynot neat or becoming in appearance : shabby
foilto prevent from attaining an end : defeat
inuredto accustom to accept something undesirable