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 |
|---|---|
| braggart | a loud arrogant boaster |
| impervious | not allowing entrance or passage : impenetrable |
| mediate | occupying a middle position |
| coalesce | to grow together |
| decadence | the process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent |
| sarcasm | a sharp and often satirical or ironic utterance designed to cut or give pain |
| machiavellian | of or relating to Machiavelli or Machiavellianism |
| rakish | of, relating to, or characteristic of a rake : dissolute |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
| orator | one who delivers an oration |