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 |
|---|---|
| acrimonious | angry and bitter : caustic, biting, or rancorous especially in feeling, language, or manner |
| forestall | to exclude, hinder, or prevent (something) by prior occupation or measures |
| subdue | to conquer and bring into subjection : vanquish |
| marrow | bone marrow |
| grimace | a facial expression usually of disgust, disapproval, or pain |
| outmoded | not being in style |
| invert | to reverse in position, order, or relationship |
| madrigal | a medieval short lyrical poem in a strict poetic form |
| exceptionable | being likely to cause objection : objectionable |
| diminution | the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease |