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 |
|---|---|
| execrate | to declare to be evil or detestable : denounce |
| waylay | to lie in wait for or attack (someone) from ambush |
| insinuate | to impart or suggest in an artful or indirect way : imply |
| sextant | an instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude) |
| juncture | a point of time |
| smug | highly self-satisfied |
| sledge | sledgehammer |
| mishap | an unfortunate accident |
| apostate | one who commits apostasy |
| distinct | distinguishable to the eye or mind as being discrete (see discrete |