
Description of eschew (verb) to shun; to avoid; to keep away from
Samples of eschew Eschew the traffic and you may arrive on time.
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Description of discriminate (verb) to distinguish; to demonstrate bias; to treat differently
Samples of discriminate Being a chef, he discriminated carefully among ingredients.
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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.
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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.
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Description of parley (verb) to speak with another; to discourse
Samples of parley I will parley the information to the appropriate person.
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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.
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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.
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Description of consort (verb) to associate; to join; to be in agreement
Samples of consort They waited until dark to consort under the moonlight.
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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.
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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.
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