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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| pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |
| empirical | originating in or based on observation or experience |
| environ | encircle |
| centrifuge | a machine using centrifugal force for separating substances of different densities, for removing moisture, or for simulating gravitational effects |
| quip | a clever usually taunting remark : gibe |
| notch | a V-shaped indentation |
| efficacy | the power to produce an effect |
| mortician | undertaker |
| prune | a plum dried or capable of drying without fermentation |
| regime | regimen |