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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WordMeaning
chaffingthe seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain
germinalbeing in the earliest stage of development
disburseto pay out : expend especially from a fund
elasticcapable of recovering size and shape after deformation
stagnantnot flowing in a current or stream
phariseea member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law
asceticpracticing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline
ebullientboiling
rancorbitter deep-seated ill will
sophomoricconceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature