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 |
|---|---|
| waive | to relinquish (something, such as a legal right) voluntarily |
| immobility | not moving : motionless |
| antiquity | ancient times |
| manifestation | the act, process, or an instance of manifesting |
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
| timbre | the quality given to a sound by its overtones: such as |
| apothecary | one who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes |
| pinnacle | an upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress |
| brave | having or showing mental or moral strength to face danger, fear, or difficulty : having or showing courage |
| mountebank | a person who sells quack medicines from a platform |