Word List 1 Flashcards
(62 cards)
Abash
Embarrass
He was not at all abashed by her open admiration.
Abate
Subside, decrease, lesson
Rather than leaving immediately, they waited for the storm to abate.
Abdicate
Renounce, give up
When Edward abdicated the British throne to marry the woman he loved, he surprised the entire world.
Abduction
Kidnapping
Aberrant
Abnormal or deviant
Given the aberrant nature of the data, we doubted the valid skirt of the entire experiment.
Abet
Aid, usually in doing something wrong, encourage
She was unwilling to abet him in the swindle he had planned.
Abeyance
Suspended action
The deal was held abeyance until her arrival.
Abject
Wretched, lacking pride
On the streets of New York the homeless live in abject poverty.
Abjure
Renounce upon oath
He a hired his allegiance to the king.
Ablution
Washing
His daily ablutions were accompanied by loud noises that he humorously labeled opera in the bath.
Abnegation
Repudiation, self sacrifice.
Their act of abnegation was necessary to preserve the kingdom.
Abominable
Detestable, extremely unpleasant
Aboriginal
Being the first of its kind in a region, primitive, native.
Abortive
Unsuccessful, fruitless
Abrade
Wear away by friction, scrape, erode
Abase
Lower, humiliate
Quinn Zenobia was forced to abase herself before the conquering Romans.
Abrasive
Rubbing away, tending to grind down
Abridge
Condense or shorten
Abrogate
Abolish
Abscond
Depart secretly and hide
Absolve
Pardon and offense
Abstain
Refrain, abstinence
Abstemious
Sparing in eating and drinking
Abstruse
Obscure, profound, difficult to understand
