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 |
|---|---|
| contrite | feeling or showing sorrow and remorse for improper or objectionable behavior, actions, etc. |
| functionary | one who serves in a certain function |
| slap | to strike sharply with or as if with the open hand |
| prosperous | auspicious |
| compensatory | to be equivalent to : counterbalance |
| antediluvian | of or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible |
| toll | a tax or fee paid for some liberty or privilege (as of passing over a highway or bridge) |
| incident | an occurrence of an action or situation that is a separate unit of experience : happening |
| arbiter | a person with power to decide a dispute : judge |
| illusory | based on or producing illusion : deceptive |