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 |
|---|---|
| strident | characterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound |
| misadventure | misfortune |
| prop | something that props or sustains : support |
| nefarious | flagrantly wicked or impious : evil |
| captious | marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections |
| convention | agreement |
| advent | the period beginning four Sundays before Christmas and observed by some Christians as a season of prayer and fasting |
| plebiscite | a vote by which the people of an entire country or district express an opinion for or against a proposal especially on a choice of government or ruler |
| demolition | the act of demolishing |
| exegesis | exposition |