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 |
|---|---|
| orifice | an opening (such as a vent, mouth, or hole) through which something may pass |
| negligible | so small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling |
| wanton | merciless |
| anthropoid | any of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (such as macaques and marmosets) |
| diversion | the act or an instance of diverting or straying from a course, activity, or use : deviation |
| defect | an imperfection or abnormality that impairs quality, function, or utility : shortcoming |
| gourmet | a connoisseur of food and drink |
| touchstone | a fundamental or quintessential part or feature : basis |
| empathy | the action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner |
| patronize | to act as patron of : provide aid or support for |