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 |
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countermand | to revoke (a command) by a contrary order |
elicit | to call forth or draw out (something, such as information or a response) |
comprise | to be made up of |
impiety | the quality or state of being impious : irreverence |
assurance | the state of being assured: such as |
cursory | rapidly and often superficially performed or produced : hasty |
daub | to cover or coat with soft adhesive matter : plaster |
malleable | capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer or by the pressure of rollers |
credence | mental acceptance as true or real |
tenet | a principle, belief, or doctrine generally held to be true |