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 |
|---|---|
| resplendent | shining brilliantly : characterized by a glowing splendor |
| resumption | an act or instance of resuming : recommencement |
| paraphernalia | the separate real or personal property of a married woman that she can dispose of by will and sometimes according to common law during her life |
| impale | to pierce with or as if with something pointed |
| nadir | the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the zenith and vertically downward from the observer |
| abominable | worthy of or causing disgust or hatred : detestable |
| remorse | a gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach |
| heinous | hatefully or shockingly evil : abominable |
| decrepitude | the quality or state of being decrepit |
| sate | satisfy to the full; satisfy to excess; cloy |