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 |
|---|---|
| license | permission to act |
| stealth | a cautious, unobtrusive, and secretive way of moving or proceeding intended to avoid detection |
| caucus | a closed meeting of a group of persons belonging to the same political party or faction usually to select candidates or to decide on policy |
| rant | to talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner |
| worldly | of, relating to, or devoted to this world and its pursuits rather than to religion or spiritual affairs |
| bilious | of or relating to a yellow or greenish fluid that is secreted by the liver and that aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats : of or relating to bile (see bile |
| pretension | an allegation of doubtful value : pretext |
| gargoyle | a spout in the form of a grotesque human or animal figure projecting from a roof gutter to throw rainwater clear of a building |
| fiat | an authoritative or arbitrary order : decree |
| outlandish | of or relating to another country : foreign |