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

WordMeaning
benevolentmarked by or disposed to doing good
expiateto make amends for
juxtaposeto place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)
debuta first appearance
outlandishof or relating to another country : foreign
wiltloose freshness; droop
militiaa part of the organized armed forces of a country liable to call only in emergency
vitiateto make faulty or defective : impair
tertiaryof third rank, importance, or value
nostalgiaa wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition