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 |
|---|---|
| infantile | of or relating to infants or infancy |
| dummy | a person who is incapable of speaking |
| odyssey | a long wandering or voyage usually marked by many changes of fortune |
| sarcasm | a sharp and often satirical or ironic utterance designed to cut or give pain |
| dissonance | lack of agreement |
| bluff | having a broad flattened front |
| ego | the self especially as contrasted with another self or the world |
| propitiate | to gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease |
| usurp | to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right |
| cringe | to recoil in distaste |