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 |
|---|---|
| vitiate | to make faulty or defective : impair |
| glare | to shine with a harsh uncomfortably brilliant light |
| outgoing | going away : departing |
| phylum | a direct line of descent within a group |
| unctuous | having, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality |
| heinous | hatefully or shockingly evil : abominable |
| reprieve | to delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner) |
| unravel | to disengage or separate the threads of : disentangle |
| cajole | to persuade with flattery or gentle urging especially in the face of reluctance : coax |
| inamorata | a woman with whom one is in love or has intimate relations |