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 |
|---|---|
| jurisprudence | the science or philosophy of law |
| concordat | compact |
| increment | the amount or degree by which something changes |
| vision | the act or power of seeing : sight |
| humor | that quality which appeals to a sense of the ludicrous or absurdly incongruous : a funny or amusing quality |
| cog | a tooth on the rim of a wheel or gear |
| brisk | keenly alert : lively |
| avert | to turn away or aside (the eyes, one's gaze, etc.) in avoidance |
| renegade | a deserter from one faith, cause, or allegiance to another |
| parameter | an arbitrary constant whose value characterizes a member of a system (such as a family of curves) |