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 |
|---|---|
| wistful | full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy |
| pulverize | to reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize |
| forthright | free from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point |
| quiescent | marked by inactivity or repose : tranquilly at rest |
| miscreant | unbelieving |
| heterodox | contrary to or different from an acknowledged standard, a traditional form, or an established religion : unorthodox |
| trite | hackneyed or boring from much use : not fresh or original |
| chuckle | to laugh inwardly or quietly |
| delete | to eliminate especially by blotting out, cutting out, or erasing |
| abut | to border on : to touch along an edge |