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 |
|---|---|
| indolent | averse to activity, effort, or movement : habitually lazy |
| confound | to throw (a person) into confusion or perplexity |
| bountiful | liberal or generous in bestowing gifts or favors |
| emaciated | very thin and feeble especially from lack of nutrition or illness |
| natation | the action or art of swimming |
| plight | to put or give in pledge : engage |
| furtive | done in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious |
| toady | one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors : sycophant |
| hortatory | hortative |
| precursor | one that precedes and indicates the approach of another |