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 |
|---|---|
| static | exerting force by reason of weight alone without motion |
| pigment | a substance that imparts black or white or a color to other materials |
| collusion | secret agreement or cooperation especially for an illegal or deceitful purpose |
| scaffold | a temporary or movable platform for workers (such as bricklayers, painters, or miners) to stand or sit on when working at a height above the floor or ground |
| defray | to provide for the payment of : pay |
| lancet | a sharp-pointed and commonly 2-edged surgical instrument used to make small incisions |
| enterprising | marked by an independent energetic spirit and by readiness to act |
| refute | to prove wrong by argument or evidence : show to be false or erroneous |
| ostracize | to exile by ostracism |
| potentate | ruler |