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 |
|---|---|
| sportive | frolicsome |
| occult | to shut off from view or exposure : cover |
| fastidious | showing or demanding excessive delicacy or care |
| congenial | pleasant |
| accelerate | to move faster : to gain speed |
| zest | a piece of the peel of a citrus fruit (such as an orange or lemon) used as flavoring |
| ingrate | an ungrateful person |
| palimpsest | writing material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased |
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |
| antithesis | the direct opposite |