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 |
|---|---|
| contrivance | a thing contrived |
| erode | to diminish or destroy by degrees: |
| deft | characterized by facility and skill |
| bastard | a child born to parents who are not married to each other |
| disbar | to expel from the bar or the legal profession : deprive (an attorney) of legal status and privileges |
| droop | to hang or incline downward |
| paltry | inferior |
| centripetal | proceeding or acting in a direction toward a center or axis |
| freebooter | pirate |
| malfeasance | wrongdoing or misconduct especially by a public official |