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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| omnipresent | present in all places at all times |
| ingrate | an ungrateful person |
| transparent | having the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid |
| retain | to keep in possession or use |
| knit | to form by interlacing yarn or thread in a series of connected loops with needles |
| levee | a reception held by a person of distinction on rising from bed |
| squeamish | easily nauseated : queasy |
| 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 |
| tickle | to touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements |
| voluminous | having or marked by great volume or bulk : large |