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 |
|---|---|
| refuse | to express oneself as unwilling to accept |
| benediction | the invocation (see invocation |
| inestimable | incapable of being estimated or computed |
| regent | a person who governs a kingdom in the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign |
| hide | to put out of sight : secrete |
| abridge | to shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense |
| rehabilitate | to restore to a former capacity : reinstate |
| whiff | a quick puff or slight gust especially of air, odor, gas, smoke, or spray |
| mentor | a friend of Odysseus entrusted with the education of Odysseus' son Telemachus |
| unilateral | done or undertaken by one person or party |