Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Word of the Day



eschew Spelled Pronunciation [es-choo]
–verb (used with object)


to abstain or keep away from; shun; avoid: to eschew evil.

example:

Though certainly not pain free, I have eschewed the use of painkillers for over 24 hours. And counting.

4 comments:

Keira said...

Glad to know you kicked the habit. Though I was ready with my intervention speech notwithstanding...

Suzanne said...

I think we're all ready to fly in at a moments notice for the said intervention. I'm thinking that we need a good excuse to get together soon, can't you give us one?!

m_perfect said...

I was about to enroll you in this little 7-step program I've heard about, so- whew!

Debbie said...

I COULD be lying about quitting...I believe addicts do that a lot...feel free to intervene.