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 |
|---|---|
| beneficiary | a person or thing that receives help or an advantage from something : one that benefits from something |
| revulsion | a strong pulling or drawing away : withdrawal |
| wade | to step in or through a medium (such as water) offering more resistance than air |
| ingrained | forming a part of the essence or inmost being : deep-seated |
| gustatory | relating to or associated with eating or the sense of taste |
| fatalism | a doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them |
| squander | to spend extravagantly or foolishly : dissipate |
| hypothetical | involving or being based on a suggested idea or theory : being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural |
| coagulate | to cause to become viscous or thickened into a coherent mass : curdle |
| acoustics | a science that deals with the production, control, transmission, reception, and effects of sound |