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 |
|---|---|
| pugnacity | having a quarrelsome or combative nature : truculent |
| anomalous | inconsistent with or deviating from what is usual, normal, or expected : irregular |
| rumble | to make a low heavy rolling sound |
| banal | lacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite |
| carnal | relating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites |
| amputate | to remove by or as if by cutting |
| engulf | to flow over and enclose : overwhelm |
| sullen | gloomily or resentfully silent or repressed |
| dereliction | an intentional abandonment |
| heedless | not taking heed : inconsiderate |