Vocab Practice: Eschew

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This word appeared on the Cool Word Club website on July 30, 2015.

Let’s do a practice round!

Eschew means:

A) Consume
B) Avoid
C) Enjoy
D) Venture

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Cool Word Challenge: Inimical and Eschew

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Cool Word Challenge: Just for fun, come up with one sentence that uses both of the cool vocabulary words that you learned this week.

Here are the words again:

Inimical: Not friendly; hostile; harmful; detrimental.

Eschew: Avoid; shun; abstain from.

Submit your sentence below. The most creative ones that we receive will be published on our site!

Should You Eschew These Foods?

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Food allergies have become increasingly common in the United States.

It is estimated that up to 15 million Americans have one or more food allergies.

Foods that often trigger allergic reactions include peanuts, eggs, milk, soy, wheat and fish.

If you have food allergies, then you understand just how important it is to eschew (see definition and hear pronunciation below) foods and food products that contain these ingredients.

Otherwise, you could have an allergic reaction, which can sometimes be life threatening!

Cool word question of the day: Are there any foods that you should eschew?

Eschew: Avoid; shun; abstain from.

Click here to hear a pronunciation of eschew.

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