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 |
|---|---|
| cubicle | a sleeping compartment partitioned off from a large room |
| negligible | so small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling |
| wan | suggestive of poor health : sickly |
| epilogue | a concluding section that rounds out the design of a literary work |
| touching | capable of arousing emotions of tenderness or compassion |
| calligraphy | artistic, stylized, or elegant handwriting or lettering |
| ludicrous | amusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration, or eccentricity |
| commonwealth | a nation, state, or other political unit: such as |
| amorphous | having no definite form : shapeless |
| subordinate | placed in or occupying a lower class, rank, or position : inferior |