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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| log | a usually bulky piece or length of a cut or fallen tree |
| docile | easily taught |
| phlegmatic | resembling, consisting of, or producing the humor phlegm |
| dilate | to become enlarged or widened |
| gratis | without charge or recompense : free |
| laborious | involving, requiring, or characterized by hard and sustained effort : arduous |
| exorcise | to expel (an evil spirit) by adjuration |
| prelude | an introductory performance, action, or event preceding and preparing for the principal or a more important matter |
| venom | a toxic substance produced by some animals (such as snakes, scorpions, or bees) that is injected into prey or an enemy chiefly by biting or stinging and has an injurious or lethal effect |
| purse | a small bag for money |