Word of the day

shun

1. persistently avoid, ignore, or reject (someone or something) through antipathy or caution

“he shunned fashionable society”

verb

/ʃən/

Test your comprehension with these four exercises!

shun

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Choose the word that best fits in the phrase

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"To maintain her peace, she decided to shun all negative _____ who brought her down."

Select three words related to shun

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  • embrace
  • proscribe
  • welcome
  • neglect
  • eschew
  • accept

Choose the phrase that uses shun correctly

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Find a word related to shun

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