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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WordMeaning
incidentan occurrence of an action or situation that is a separate unit of experience : happening
ramshackleappearing ready to collapse : rickety
anomalousinconsistent with or deviating from what is usual, normal, or expected : irregular
distinctdistinguishable to the eye or mind as being discrete (see discrete
malevolenthaving, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred
gangrenelocal death of soft tissues due to loss of blood supply
alacritypromptness in response : cheerful readiness
antecedentsa substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him")
stalematea drawing position in chess in which a player is not in checkmate but has no legal move to play
hovelan open shed or shelter