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 |
|---|---|
| abdicate | to renounce a throne, high office, dignity, or function |
| mellifluous | having a smooth rich flow |
| disjunction | a sharp cleavage : disunion |
| paraphrase | a restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form |
| luxuriant | yielding abundantly : fertile |
| uninhibited | free from inhibition |
| lascivious | filled with or showing sexual desire : lewd |
| hurl | rush |
| toady | one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors : sycophant |
| orthography | the art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage |