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 |
|---|---|
| waver | to vacillate irresolutely between choices : fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction |
| requisition | the act of formally requiring or calling upon someone to perform an action |
| impregnable | incapable of being taken by assault : unconquerable |
| curb | an edging (as of concrete) built along a street to form part of a gutter |
| hazy | made dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze |
| rooster | an adult male domestic chicken |
| bluff | having a broad flattened front |
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| ordain | to invest (see invest |