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 |
|---|---|
| pessimism | an inclination to emphasize adverse aspects, conditions, and possibilities or to expect the worst possible outcome |
| dapper | neat and trim in appearance |
| overblown | past the prime of bloom |
| molten | fused or liquefied by heat : melted |
| lethal | of, relating to, or causing death |
| hoary | gray or white with or as if with age |
| indignity | an act that offends against a person's dignity or self-respect : insult |
| trepidation | a nervous or fearful feeling of uncertain agitation : apprehension |
| sovereignty | supreme power especially over a body politic |
| sedulous | involving or accomplished with careful perseverance |