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 |
|---|---|
| sect | a dissenting or schismatic religious body |
| layman | a person who is not a member of the clergy |
| pillage | the act of looting or plundering especially in war |
| protract | to prolong in time or space : continue |
| retard | to delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment |
| vulnerable | capable of being physically or emotionally wounded |
| flotsam | floating wreckage of a ship or its cargo |
| lopsided | leaning to one side |
| antiseptic | opposing microbial infection |
| scotch | scottish |