Abase

Question 0

Abash (v)

Answer 0

Embarrass

He was not at all abashed by her open admiration

Question 1

Abase (v)

Answer 1

Lower; humiliate, defeated

Queen Zenobia was forced to abase herself before the conquering Romans, who made her march in chains before the emperor in the procession celebrating his triumph

Question 2

Abate (v)

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Subside; decrease, lessen

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

Question 3

Abdicate (v)

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Renounce; give up

When Edward VIII abdicated the British throne to marry the woman he loved, he surprised the entire world.

Question 4

Aberrant (n)

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Abnormal or deviant

Given the aberrant nature of the data we doubted the validity of the entire experiment.

Question 5

Abet (v)

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Aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage

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

Question 6

Abhor (v)

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Detest; hate

She abhorred all forms of bigotry

Question 7

Abject (adj)

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Wretched; lacking pride

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

Question 8

Abjure (v)

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Renounce upon oath

He abjured his allegiance to the king.

Question 9

Abnegation (n)

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Repudiation; self-sacrifice

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

Question 10

Abominable (adj)

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Detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
Mary liked John until she learned he was dating Susan; then she called him an abominable young man, with abominable taste in women.

Question 11

Aboriginal (adj)

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Being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native

Her studies of the primitive art forms of the aboriginal Indians were widely reported in the scientific journals.

Question 12

Abortive (adj)

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Unsuccessful; fruitless

Attacked by armed troops, the Chinese students had to abandon their abortive attempt to democratize Beijing peacefully.

Question 13

Abrade (v)

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Wear away by friction; scrape: erode

Because the sharp rocks had abraded the skin on her legs, she dabbed iodine on the scrapes and abrasions.

Question 14

Abrasive (adj)

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Rubbing away; tending to grind down.

Just as abrasive cleaning powders can wear away a shiny finish, abrasive remarks can wear away a listeners’s patience.

Question 15

Abridge (v)

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Condense or shorten

Because the publishers felt the public wanted a shorter version of War and Peace, they proceeded to abridge the novel.

Question 16

Abscond (v)

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Depart secretly and hide

The teller who absconded with the bonds went uncaptured until someone recognized him from his photograph on “America’s Most Wanted.”

Question 17

Absolve (v)

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Pardon (an offense)

The father confessor absolved him of his sins

Question 18

Abstain (v)

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Refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice.

After considering the effect of alcohol on his athletic performance, he decided to abstain from drinking while he trained for the race.

Question 19

Abstemious (adj)

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Sparing in eating and drinking; temperate
Concerned whether her vegetarian son’s abstemious diet provided him sufficient protein, the worried mother pressed food on him.

Question 20

Abstract (adj)

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Theoretical; not concrete; non presentational

To him, hunger was an abstract concept; he had never missed a meal.

Question 21

Abstruse (adj)

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Obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
Baffled by the abstruse philosophical texts assigned in class, Dave asked Lexy to explain Kant’s Critique of Pure Reason.

Question 22

Abundant (adj)

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Plentiful; possessing riches or resources.
At his immigration interview, Ivan listed his abundant reasons for coming to America: the hope of religious freedom, the prospect of employment, the promise of a more abundant life.

Question 23

Mono

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One
Monarchy- government by one ruler
Monotheism- belief in one god

Question 24

Multi

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Many
Multifarious- having many parts
Multitudinous- numerous

Question 25

Neo

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New
Neologism- newly coined word
Neophyte- beginner; novice

Question 26

Ob, oc, of, op

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Against 
Obloquy- infamy; disgrace
Obtrude- push into prominence 
Occlude- close; block out 
Offend- insult
Opponent- someone who struggles against; foe

Question 27

Olig

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Few

Oligarchy- government by a few

Question 28

Pan

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All, every
Panacea- cure- all
Panorama- unobstructed view in all directions

Question 29

Para

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Beyond, related
Parallel- similar
Paraphrase- restate; translate

Question 30

Per

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Through, completely
Permeable- allowing passage through
Pervade- spread throughout

Question 31

Peri

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Around, near
Perimeter- outer boundary
Periphery- edge
Periphrastic- stated in a roundabout way

Question 32

Poly

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Many
Polygamist- person with several spouses
Polyglot- speaking several languages

Question 33

Post

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After
Postpone- delay
Posterity- generations that follow
Posthumous- after death

Question 34

Pre

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Before
Preamble- introductory statement
Prefix- word part placed before a root/ stem
Premonition- forewarning

Question 35

Prim

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First
Primordial- existing at the dawn of time
Primogeniture- state of being the first born

Question 36

Pro

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Forward, in favor of
Propulsive- driving forward
Proponent- supporter

Question 37

Proto

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First

Prototype- first of its kind

Question 38

Pseud

Answer 38

False

Pseudonym - pen name