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GRE Test vocabulary

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abase 7 \+ p& K. Y9 y1 @- n
[
E5beis]

v.
+ L! |+ q$ W0 _' l[abased; abased; abasing] lower; degrade; humiliate

Anna expected to have to curtsy to the King of Siam; when told to cast herself down on the ground before him, however she refused to abase herself.

abash
  N! v, J1 n6 L, W[
E5bAF]

v.& @6 ], @, G" V7 O( V$ _
[abashed; abashed; abashing] embarrass

He was not at all abashed by her open admiration.

abate # M& n0 u" @. W* D* w, @
[
E5beit]

v.# |; L/ F8 j: ^1 c0 L) T
[abated; abated; abating] subside or moderate

Rather than leaving immediately, they waited for the storm to abate.

abbreviate
& }1 G- x( T* z" {) @: G. b1 j[
E5bri:vieit]

v.1 x+ H5 f9 }8 Z9 Q3 m3 q5 w
[abbreviated; abbreviated; abbreviating] shorten

Because we were running out of time, the lecturer had to abbreviate her speech.

abdicate
" r- J! [, Q4 L[
Abdi5keit]

v.
3 L; l6 _  n+ ~4 h! ?[abdicated; abdicated; abdicating] renounce; give up

When Edward VII abdicated the British throne, he surprised the entire world.

aberrant + W/ t& N% v- q9 O
[
A5berEnt]

adj.0 I$ N# [. M8 j0 W
abnormal or deviant

Given the aberrant nature of the data, we came to doubt the validity of the entire experiment.

abet , J1 L+ V7 Q* r2 L- n, O5 h. e
[
E5bet]

v.* q4 A5 w0 d% _1 ^8 H, v8 f
[abetted; abetted; abetting] assist, usually in doing something wrong

She was unwilling to abet him in the swindle he had planned.

abeyance " N4 W6 ]' d; V8 N
[
E5beiEns]

n.3 C' H1 u$ C7 d1 Q
suspended action

The deal was held in abeyance until her arrival.

abject
4 r- b/ [7 r# u& u1 `" I7 S[
5AbdVekt]

adj.& t% x$ @/ t" c& t2 `, Q
wretched; lacking pride

On the streets of New York the homeless live in abject poverty, huddling in doorways to find shelter from the wind.

abjure 7 b( ^+ [  r; W/ C& c9 w$ K  E
[
Eb5dVuE]

v.
1 |% K4 L1 K: c: x  K. b0 ][abjured; abjured; abjuring] renounce upon oath

He abjured his allegiance to the king.

ablution
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E5blu:FEn]

n.9 _/ S7 J  T3 X& o9 V' M  [5 S
washing

His daily ablutions were accompanied by loud noises that he humorously labeled "Opera in the Bath."

abnegation 1 L+ H* z5 \4 H8 d8 d) b. g
[
Abni5geiFEn]

n.1 u, a- T2 h' l, W3 L$ S
renunciation; self-sacrifice

Though Rudolph and Duchess Flavia loved one another, their love was doomed, for she had to wed the king; their act of abnegation was necessary to preserve the kingdom.

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