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 |
|---|---|
| disapprobation | the act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation |
| iota | an infinitesimal amount : jot |
| bedraggle | to wet thoroughly |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| pudding | blood sausage |
| viscid | having an adhesive quality : sticky |
| linguistic | of or relating to language or linguistics |
| solvent | able to pay all legal debts |
| solecism | an ungrammatical combination of words in a sentence |
| chastise | to censure severely : castigate |