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 |
|---|---|
| desperado | a bold or violent criminal |
| ambulatory | able to walk about and not bedridden |
| pithy | consisting of or abounding in pith |
| distinct | distinguishable to the eye or mind as being discrete (see discrete |
| personable | pleasant or amiable in person : attractive |
| ferret | a domesticated usually albino, brownish, or silver-gray animal (Mustela putorius furo) that is descended from the European polecat |
| bestial | of or relating to beasts |
| humble | not proud or haughty : not arrogant or assertive |
| posthumous | born after the death of the father |
| retaliate | to return like for like |