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 |
|---|---|
| loath | unwilling to do something contrary to one's ways of thinking : reluctant |
| curmudgeon | a crusty, ill-tempered, and usually old man |
| dorsal | an ornamental cloth hung behind and above an altar |
| mingle | to bring or mix together or with something else usually without fundamental loss of identity : intermix |
| suitor | one that petitions or entreats |
| awl | a pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small holes (as in leather or wood) |
| bluff | having a broad flattened front |
| studied | carefully considered or prepared : thoughtful |
| dissuade | to advise (a person) against something |
| hypnosis | a trancelike state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject |