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 |
|---|---|
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| jurisprudence | the science or philosophy of law |
| feline | of, relating to, or affecting cats or the cat family |
| fickle | marked by lack of steadfastness, constancy, or stability : given to erratic changeableness |
| knoll | a small round hill : mound |
| cohere | to hold together firmly as parts of the same mass |
| primogeniture | the state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents |
| inevitable | incapable of being avoided or evaded |
| sallow | any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark |
| celerity | rapidity of motion or action |