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 |
|---|---|
| chase | the hunting of wild animals |
| sedate | keeping a quiet steady attitude or pace : unruffled |
| morgue | a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy |
| vibrant | pulsating with life, vigor, or activity |
| homeostasis | a relatively stable state of equilibrium or a tendency toward such a state between the different but interdependent elements or groups of elements of an organism, population, or group |
| recant | to withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce |
| cataract | a clouding of the lens of the eye or of its surrounding transparent membrane that obstructs the passage of light |
| castigation | to subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism |
| vagabond | a person who wanders from place to place without a fixed home : one leading a vagabond life |
| bolster | a long pillow or cushion |