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

WordMeaning
deliberateto think about or discuss issues and decisions carefully
recapitulateto retell or restate briefly : summarize
palliddeficient in color : wan
recoursea turning to someone or something for help or protection
astralof, relating to, or coming from the stars
recastto cast again
brawnthe flesh of a boar
exactingtryingly or unremittingly severe in making demands
homagea feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord
citeto call upon officially or authoritatively to appear (as before a court)