GRE Word List
SHUN
to avoid deliberately and especially habitually
The meaning of the word shun is to avoid deliberately and especially habitually.
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|---|---|
| physiological | of or relating to physiology |
| doddering | feeble |
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| chaste | innocent of unlawful sexual intercourse |
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