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 |
|---|---|
| inveterate | confirmed in a habit : habitual |
| plausible | superficially fair, reasonable, or valuable but often specious |
| putrescent | undergoing putrefaction : becoming putrid |
| nepotism | favoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship |
| nauseous | causing nausea or disgust : nauseating |
| comatose | of, resembling, or affected with coma |
| disquietude | anxiety |
| cringe | to recoil in distaste |
| threadbare | having the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby |
| freebooter | pirate |