eschew

As verbs the difference between shirk and eschew

is that shirk is to avoid, especially a duty, responsibility, etc.; to stay away from while eschew is to avoid; to shun, to shy away from.

As a noun shirk

is one who shirks.

As verbs the difference between relinquish and eschew

is that relinquish is to give up, abandon or retire from something while eschew is (formal) to avoid; to shun, to shy away from.

As a proper noun parry

is .

As a verb eschew is

(formal) to avoid; to shun, to shy away from.

As verbs the difference between refrain and eschew

is that refrain is to hold back, to restrain (someone or something) while eschew is to avoid; to shun, to shy away from.

As a noun refrain

is the chorus or burden of a song repeated at the end of each verse or stanza.

As verbs the difference between eschew and sidestep

is that eschew is to avoid; to shun, to shy away from while sidestep is to step to the side.

As a noun sidestep is

a step to the side.

As verbs the difference between eschew and rebuff

is that eschew is (formal) to avoid; to shun, to shy away from while rebuff is to refuse; to offer sudden or harsh resistance; to turn down or shut out.

As a noun rebuff is

a sudden resistance or refusal.

As verbs the difference between eschew and espouse

is that eschew is to avoid; to shun, to shy away from while espouse is to become/get married to.

As a verb eschew

is (formal) to avoid; to shun, to shy away from.

As an adjective evil is

intending to harm; malevolent.

As a noun evil is

moral badness; wickedness; malevolence; the forces or behaviors that are the opposite or enemy of good.

As a verb eschew

is (formal) to avoid; to shun, to shy away from.

As a noun hypothesis is

(sciences) used loosely, a tentative conjecture explaining an observation, phenomenon or scientific problem that can be tested by further observation, investigation and/or experimentation as a scientific term of art, see the attached quotation compare to theory, and quotation given there.

As a noun taxonomy

is the science or the technique used to make a classification.

As a verb eschew is

(formal) to avoid; to shun, to shy away from.