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.

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WordMeaning
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absolutefree from imperfection : perfect
concomitantaccompanying especially in a subordinate or incidental way
apiaristbeekeeper
insubordinationdisobedient to authority
converseto exchange thoughts and opinions in speech : talk
hieroglyphicwritten in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters