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  Word Descriptions eschew, discriminate, flout, hamper, parley, feign, truncate, consort, spurn, engender


   
Description of eschew (verb)
to shun; to avoid; to keep away from

Samples of eschew
Eschew the traffic and you may arrive on time.



   
Description of discriminate (verb)
to distinguish; to demonstrate bias; to treat differently

Samples of discriminate
Being a chef, he discriminated carefully among ingredients.



   
Description of flout (verb)
to mock; to jeer; to show disdain for

Samples of flout
Do not flout an opponent if you believe in fair play.



   
Description of hamper (verb)
to interfere with; to hinder; to delay; to impede

Samples of hamper
The roadblock hampered their progress, but they knew a shortcut.



   
Description of parley (verb)
to speak with another; to discourse

Samples of parley
I will parley the information to the appropriate person.



   
Description of feign (verb)
to pretend; to imitate; to fake; to fabricate; to make up

Samples of feign
It is not uncommon for a child to feign illness in order to stay home from school.



   
Description of truncate (verb)
to shorten by cutting; to abridge

Samples of truncate
With the football game running over, the show scheduled to follow it had to be truncated.



   
Description of consort (verb)
to associate; to join; to be in agreement

Samples of consort
They waited until dark to consort under the moonlight.



   
Description of spurn (verb)
to push away; to repel; to reject

Samples of spurn
It emphasizes the huge element of mystery and uncertainty in voters' behavior, which makes them spurn the most fluent campaigns and ignore the gaffes and trifles which dominate television news bulletins and front pages.
The woman spurned the advances of her suitor, saying she wasn't ready for a commitment.



   
Description of engender (verb)
to bring about; to bring forth; to cause; to produce; to generate

Samples of engender
The group attempted to engender changes to the law.



  Determinations of the words eschew, discriminate, flout, hamper, parley, feign, truncate, consort, spurn, engender

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