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.
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hamper | to restrict the movement of by bonds or obstacles : impede |
exchequer | a department or office of state in medieval England charged with the collection and management of the royal revenue and judicial determination of all revenue causes |
excoriate | to wear off the skin of : abrade |
finicky | extremely or excessively particular, exacting, or meticulous in taste or standards |
self-indulgence | excessive or unrestrained gratification of one's own appetites, desires, or whims |
pucker | to become wrinkled or constricted |
solvent | able to pay all legal debts |
slavish | of or characteristic of someone held in forced servitude |
sobriety | the quality or state of being sober |
breed | to produce (offspring) by hatching or gestation |