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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| nullify | to make null (see null |
| pathetic | having a capacity to move one to either compassionate or contemptuous pity |
| shimmer | to shine with a soft tremulous or fitful light : glimmer |
| senility | the quality or state of being senile : the physical and mental decline associated with old age |
| upshot | the final result : outcome |
| contraband | illegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling |
| beneficent | doing or producing good |
| jurisprudence | the science or philosophy of law |
| medium | something in a middle position |
| withstand | to stand up against : oppose with firm determination |