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 |
|---|---|
| bantering | to speak to or address in a witty and teasing manner |
| snip | a small piece that is snipped off |
| winnow | to remove (something, such as chaff) by a current of air |
| coalesce | to grow together |
| herd | a typically large group of animals of one kind kept together under human control |
| extrovert | a person whose personality is characterized by extroversion : a typically gregarious and unreserved person who enjoys and seeks out social interaction |
| trough | a long shallow often V-shaped receptacle for the drinking water or feed of domestic animals |
| chalice | a drinking cup : goblet |
| prophylactic | guarding from or preventing the spread or occurrence of disease or infection |
| castrate | to deprive (a male animal or person) of the testes |