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 |
|---|---|
| aberration | the fact or an instance of deviating or being aberrant especially from a moral standard or normal state |
| aspire | to seek to attain or accomplish a particular goal |
| retiring | reserved |
| engaged | involved in activity : occupied |
| insomnia | prolonged and usually abnormal inability to get enough sleep especially due to trouble falling asleep or staying asleep |
| pedant | one who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge |
| conciliatory | intended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate |
| enact | to establish by legal and authoritative act |
| 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 |
| thrifty | given to or marked by economy and good management |