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 |
|---|---|
| proponent | one who argues in favor of something : advocate |
| contraband | illegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling |
| temper | heat of mind or emotion : proneness to anger : passion |
| tinge | a slight staining or suffusing shade or color |
| raconteur | a person who excels in telling anecdotes |
| tryst | an agreement (as between lovers) to meet |
| debauch | to corrupt by intemperance or sensuality |
| nepotism | favoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship |
| ancestry | line of descent : lineage |
| predator | an organism that primarily obtains food by the killing and consuming of other organisms : an organism that lives by predation |