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 |
|---|---|
| tyranny | oppressive power |
| capsize | to cause to overturn |
| circumspect | careful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences : prudent |
| canvass | to go through (a district) or go to (persons) in order to solicit orders or political support or to determine opinions or sentiments |
| cryptic | secret |
| retroactive | extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past |
| glitter | to shine by reflection with many small flashes of brilliant light : sparkle |
| mammoth | any of a genus (Mammuthus) of extinct Pleistocene mammals of the elephant family distinguished from recent elephants by highly ridged molars, usually large size, very long tusks that curve upward, and well-developed body hair |
| sheaf | a quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together |
| purveyor | one that purveys |