GRE Word List
SHUN
to avoid deliberately and especially habitually
The meaning of the word shun is to avoid deliberately and especially habitually.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| elaborate | planned or carried out with great care |
| condescend | to assume an air of superiority |
| contusion | injury to tissue usually without laceration : bruise |
| mayhem | needless or willful damage or violence |
| luster | a glow of reflected light : sheen |
| rift | fissure |
| taut | having no give or slack : tightly drawn |
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| worldly | of, relating to, or devoted to this world and its pursuits rather than to religion or spiritual affairs |
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