GRE

Question 1

Abscond

Answer 1

to depart secretly and hide oneself He absconded with the stolen money.

First appearing in English in the 17th century, abscond derives from Latin abscondere, meaning “to hide away,” a product of the prefix ab- and condere, a verb meaning “to conceal.” (Condere is also the root for recondite, a word meaning “concealed” as well as “hard to understand” or “obscure.”) In general usage, abscond refers to any act of running away and hiding (usually from the law and often with funds), but, in legal circles, the word is used specifically when someone who has already become the focus of a legal proceeding hides or takes off in order to evade the legal process (as in “absconded from parole”).

a million people who were ordered deported but absconded

Question 2

Aberrant

Answer 2

departing from an accepted standard. Something aberrant has wandered away from the usual path or form. The word is generally used in a negative way; aberrant behavior, for example, may be a symptom of other problems.