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GRE Test vocabulary A 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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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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