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 |
|---|---|
| interminable | having or seeming to have no end |
| viscid | having an adhesive quality : sticky |
| scuttle | a shallow open basket for carrying something (such as grain or garden produce) |
| austere | stern and cold in appearance or manner |
| reek | smoke |
| simplistic | excessively simple or simplified : treating a problem or subject with false simplicity by omitting or ignoring complicating factors or details |
| rectitude | the quality or state of being straight |
| wiggle | to move to and fro with quick jerky or shaking motions : jiggle |
| amplify | to expand (something, such as a statement) by the use of detail or illustration or by closer analysis |
| prelude | an introductory performance, action, or event preceding and preparing for the principal or a more important matter |