GRE Word List

SHUN

to avoid deliberately and especially habitually

The meaning of the word shun is to avoid deliberately and especially habitually.

Random words

WordMeaning
flaira skill or instinctive ability to appreciate or make good use of something : talent
dutifulfilled with or motivated by a sense of duty
propinquitynearness of blood : kinship
decorumliterary and dramatic propriety : fitness
patoisa dialect other than the standard or literary dialect
ficklemarked by lack of steadfastness, constancy, or stability : given to erratic changeableness
infamoushaving a reputation of the worst kind : notoriously evil
perjurythe voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath : false swearing
tempestuousof, relating to, or resembling a tempest : turbulent
catcalla loud or raucous cry made especially to express disapproval (as at a sports event)