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 |
|---|---|
| maladroit | lacking adroitness : inept |
| onslaught | an especially fierce attack |
| meddlesome | given to meddling |
| extrude | to force, press, or push out |
| inkling | a slight knowledge or vague notion |
| magnanimity | the quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity |
| skulk | to move in a stealthy or furtive manner |
| combustible | capable of combustion |
| abate | to decrease in force or intensity |
| vegetate | to lead a passive existence without exertion of body or mind |