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 |
|---|---|
| incident | an occurrence of an action or situation that is a separate unit of experience : happening |
| ramshackle | appearing ready to collapse : rickety |
| anomalous | inconsistent with or deviating from what is usual, normal, or expected : irregular |
| distinct | distinguishable to the eye or mind as being discrete (see discrete |
| malevolent | having, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred |
| gangrene | local death of soft tissues due to loss of blood supply |
| alacrity | promptness in response : cheerful readiness |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| stalemate | a drawing position in chess in which a player is not in checkmate but has no legal move to play |
| hovel | an open shed or shelter |