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 |
|---|---|
| din | a loud continued noise |
| exploit | deed |
| encroachment | to enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another |
| avarice | excessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain : greediness |
| barefaced | having the face uncovered: |
| insensate | lacking sense or understanding |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| insidious | having a gradual and cumulative effect : subtle |
| fanciful | marked by fancy or unrestrained imagination rather than by reason and experience |
| puissant | having puissance : powerful |