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 |
|---|---|
| adroit | having or showing skill, cleverness, or resourcefulness in handling situations |
| hilarity | boisterous merriment or laughter |
| resonant | continuing to sound : echoing |
| prod | to thrust a pointed instrument into : prick |
| encomiastic | one that praises : eulogist |
| clavicle | a bone of the shoulder girdle typically serving to link the scapula and sternum |
| amok | an episode of sudden mass assault against people or objects usually by a single individual following a period of brooding that has traditionally been regarded as occurring especially in Malaysian culture but is now increasingly viewed as psychopathological behavior occurring worldwide in numerous countries and cultures |
| annul | to declare or make legally invalid or void |
| analgesic | an agent producing diminished sensation to pain without loss of consciousness : a drug that is used to relieve pain and produce analgesia |
| aberrant | deviating from the usual or natural type : atypical |