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 |
|---|---|
| genuflect | to bend the knee |
| insouciant | lighthearted unconcern : nonchalance |
| kneel | to position the body so that one or both knees rest on the floor |
| exegesis | exposition |
| chaffing | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |
| toss | to throw with a quick, light, or careless motion or with a sudden jerk |
| artifacts | a usually simple object (such as a tool or ornament) showing human workmanship or modification as distinguished from a natural object |
| perturb | to cause to be worried or upset : disquiet |
| whine | to utter a high-pitched plaintive or distressed cry |
| glaring | having a fixed look of hostility, fierceness, or anger |