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 |
|---|---|
| lax | loose |
| smother | to kill by depriving of air |
| petrify | to convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter |
| veracity | conformity with truth or fact : accuracy |
| precocious | exceptionally early in development or occurrence |
| clique | a narrow exclusive circle or group of persons |
| autopsy | an examination of a body after death to determine the cause of death or the character and extent of changes produced by disease |
| bank | a mound, pile, or ridge raised above the surrounding level: such as |
| distill | to let fall, exude, or precipitate (see precipitate |
| aggregate | formed by the collection of units or particles into a body, mass, or amount : collective |