GRE Word List
ESCHEW
avoid habitually; Ex. eschew alcoholic drinks
The meaning of the word eschew is avoid habitually; Ex. eschew alcoholic drinks.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| flippant | lacking proper seriousness; Ex. flippant remarks about death; N. flippancy |
| reparation | compensation (for loss or wrong); amends; Ex. make reparation for the damage; CF. repair |
| parchment | writing material made from the skin of a sheep or goat |
| tint | slight degree of color; V: give a tint to |
| debunk | expose as false, exaggerated, worthless, etc.; ridicule |
| console | lessen sadness or disappointment; give comfort; allay the sorrow of; N. consolation |
| foreboding | premonition of evil; feeling of coming evil; V. forebode: be a warning of (something unpleasant) |
| boisterous | violent; rough; noisy |
| subservient | behaving like a slave; servile; obsequious; subordinate; N. subservience |
| retaliate | repay in kind (usually for bad treatment); V. retaliate |
