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

WordMeaning
decorumliterary and dramatic propriety : fitness
dina loud continued noise
zealota zealous person
derivationthe formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix)
skulduggeryunderhanded or unscrupulous behavior
mottoa sentence, phrase, or word inscribed on something as appropriate to or indicative of its character or use
promptto move to action : incite
metricalof, relating to, or composed in meter
spinto draw out and twist fiber into yarn or thread
damnto condemn to a punishment or fate