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 |
|---|---|
| outwit | to get the better of by superior cleverness : outsmart |
| skulduggery | underhanded or unscrupulous behavior |
| unfeigned | not feigned or hypocritical : genuine |
| entree | the act or manner of entering : entrance |
| permissive | granted on sufferance : tolerated |
| buccaneer | any of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies |
| cordon | an ornamental cord or ribbon |
| deducible | to determine by reasoning or deduction |
| levee | a reception held by a person of distinction on rising from bed |
| empirical | originating in or based on observation or experience |