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 |
|---|---|
| tentative | not fully worked out or developed |
| vignette | a picture (such as an engraving or photograph) that shades off gradually into the surrounding paper |
| swathe | a band used in swathing |
| checkered | marked by alternating squares of different colors, shades, or materials |
| presage | something that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen |
| genesis | the origin or coming into being of something |
| ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |
| trifling | lacking in significance or solid worth: such as |
| muggy | being warm, damp, and close |
| buffet | a blow especially with the hand |