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 |
|---|---|
| decomposition | to separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds |
| supplicant | one who supplicates |
| purgatory | an intermediate state after death for expiatory purification |
| vagabond | a person who wanders from place to place without a fixed home : one leading a vagabond life |
| quell | to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity |
| lank | not well filled out : slender |
| armada | a fleet of warships |
| veracity | conformity with truth or fact : accuracy |
| fallible | liable to be erroneous |
| liquidate | to determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts) |