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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| falsify | to prove or declare false : disprove |
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| credential | warranting credit or confidence |
| calumny | a misrepresentation intended to harm another's reputation |
| breadth | distance from side to side : width |
| vernacular | using a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language |
| derivative | a word formed from another word or base : a word formed by derivation |
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| heterodox | contrary to or different from an acknowledged standard, a traditional form, or an established religion : unorthodox |
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