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 |
|---|---|
| unaccountable | not to be accounted for : inexplicable |
| vibrant | pulsating with life, vigor, or activity |
| subsume | to include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element |
| egotism | excessive use of the first person singular personal pronoun |
| stoic | a member of a school of philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium about 300 b.c. |
| protean | of or resembling Proteus in having a varied nature or ability to assume different forms |
| ogle | to glance with amorous invitation or challenge |
| mire | wet spongy earth (as of a bog or marsh) |
| discerning | showing insight and understanding : discriminating |
| precedent | prior in time, order, arrangement, or significance |