Vocab A Word Flashcards
(47 cards)
What does ‘Abase’ mean?
To lower in rank, office, prestige, or esteem.
What does ‘Abash’ mean?
To destroy the self-confidence or self-possession of.
What is an ‘Abattoir’?
A place where animals are slaughtered for food.
What does ‘Abate’ mean?
To reduce in degree or intensity.
What is an ‘Abbot’?
The head of a monastery.
What are ‘Abbreviations’?
Shortened forms of words or phrases.
What does ‘Abdicate’ mean?
To renounce a throne, high office, dignity, or function.
What does ‘Aberration’ mean?
A departure from what is normal or expected.
What does ‘Aberrant’ mean?
Deviating from the usual or natural type.
What is ‘Abetment’?
The act of encouraging or assisting someone to commit a crime.
What does ‘Abeyance’ mean?
A state of temporary disuse or suspension.
What does ‘Abhor’ mean?
To regard with disgust and hatred.
What does ‘Abject’ mean?
Extremely bad, unpleasant, and degrading.
What does ‘Abjure’ mean?
To solemnly renounce a belief, cause, or claim.
What is ‘Ablution’?
The act of washing oneself, often for ritual purposes.
What does ‘Abnegate’ mean?
To renounce or reject a belief or doctrine.
What does ‘Abolish’ mean?
To formally put an end to a system, practice, or institution.
What does ‘Abominable’ mean?
Causing moral revulsion.
What does ‘Aboriginal’ mean?
Inhabiting or existing in a land from the earliest times.
What does ‘Abortive’ mean?
Failing to produce the intended result.
What does ‘Abrasive’ mean?
Causing irritation or annoyance.
What does ‘Abridge’ mean?
To shorten a text without losing the sense.
What does ‘Abrogate’ mean?
To repeal or do away with a law, right, or formal agreement.
What does ‘Abscond’ mean?
To leave hurriedly and secretly, typically to avoid detection.
