GRE Word List
ESCHEW
to avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun
The meaning of the word eschew is to avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| banal | lacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite |
| belittle | to speak slightingly of : disparage |
| indifferent | marked by a lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern for something : apathetic |
| dissipate | to break up and drive off |
| foil | to prevent from attaining an end : defeat |
| tenacity | the quality or state of being tenacious |
| asteroid | any of the small rocky celestial bodies found especially between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter |
| penitent | feeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow for sins or offenses : repentant |
| smirk | to smile in a smug or condescending way |
| blight | a disease or injury of plants marked by the formation of lesions, withering, and death of parts (such as leaves and tubers) |