GRE words begin with A Flashcards
abdicate
verb
ˈæb.dɪ.keɪt/ US /ˈæb.də.keɪt/
(v.) to give up a duty or a position
สละราชบัลลังก์, สละอำนาจ, ถอนตัว
King Edward VIII abdicated (the British throne) in 1936.
aberration
noun
UK /ˌæb.əˈreɪ.ʃən/ US /ˌæb.əˈreɪ.ʃən/
(n.) something different from the usual or normal
ความคลาดเคลื่อน ผิดปกติ
I’m sorry I’m late - I had a mental aberration and forgot we had a meeting today.
abeyance
noun
UK /əˈbeɪ.əns/ US /əˈbeɪ.əns/
(n.) suspension of activity
การระงับไว้ชั่วคราว
The project is being held in abeyance until agreement is reached on funding it.
abnegate
verb
UK /ˈæb.nɪ.ɡeɪt/ US /ˈæb.nə.ɡeɪt/
(v) to renounce something, to give up,
- to not allow yourself to have something, especially something you like or want หักห้ามใจ?
- to not accept something, or to say that you do not have something: ไม่ยอมรับ?
- to abnegate responsibility/guilt
ล้มเลิก ยกเลิก บอกปัดเลิก ไม่ยอมรับ ปฏิเสธ
The victim in our system has abnegated his right to bring a trial.
abrogate
verb
UK /ˈæb.rə.ɡeɪt/ US /ˈæb.rə.ɡeɪt/
(v) to end a law, agreement, or custom formally:
เพิกถอน,ยกเลิก
The treaty was abrogated in 1929.
abscond
verb [ I ]
UK /æbˈskɒnd/ US /æbˈskɑːnd/
abscond verb [I] (ESCAPE)
(v) to go away suddenly and secretly in order to escape from somewhere:
หลบหนี แอบหนี
Two prisoners absconded last night.
She absconded from boarding school with her boyfriend.
abstruse
adjective formal
UK /æbˈstruːs/ US /æbˈstruːs/
(a) not known or understood by many people:
an abstruse philosophical essay
ยากที่จะเข้าใจ ลึกเกินเข้าใจได้ น้อยคนจะรู้และเข้าใจ
-The analysis is clearly written and renders these sometimes quite abstruse theories more accessible.”
accolade
noun [ C ] formal
UK /ˈæk.ə.leɪd/ US /ˈæk.ə.leɪd/
(n) praise and approval:
การได้รับเกียรติ
He’s been granted the ultimate accolade - his face on a postage stamp.
Her approval was the highest accolade he could receive.
accomplice
noun [ C ]
US /əˈkɑm·plɪs/
(n) a person who helps someone else to commit a crime or do something morally wrong:
ผู้สมรู้ร่วมคิด,ผู้สมคบ,ผู้มีส่วนร่วมกระทำผิด
-The thieves and two accomplices made away with over $25,000 in cash.”
accrete
verb [ I or T ] formal
UK /əˈkriːt/ US /əˈkriːt/
(v) to gradually increase or grow by the addition of new layers or parts, or to cause something to do this:
เกิดร่วมกัน, เพิ่มทวี, เพิ่ม,พอก,งอกร่วมกัน. ค่อยๆเพิ่มขึ้น
- Eventually, the material accretes by gravity to form separate planets.
- Scientists drilled more than two miles into the accreted ice above the lake.”
acrid
adjective
UK /ˈæk.rɪd/ US /ˈæk.rɪd/
(a) An acrid smell or taste is strong and bitter and causes a burning feeling in the throat:
รุนแรง, ฉุน, เผ็ด, ซึ่งกัดกร่อน, เหี้ยม, แสบตาหรือจมูก
Clouds of acrid smoke issued from the building.”
acrimony
noun [ U ] formal
UK /ˈæk.rɪ.mə.ni/ US /ˈæk.rəˌmoʊ.ni/
(n) anger, argument, and bad feeling:
ความรุนแรง, ความดุเดือด, ความเหี้ยม
The acrimony of the dispute has shocked a lot of people.
The decision was reached without acrimony or controversy. ความขัดแย้ง
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acumen
noun [ U ] formal
UK /ˈæk.jə.mən/ US /əˈkjuː.mən/
(n) skill in making correct decisions and judgments in a particular subject, such as business or politics:
ความมีไหวพริบ,ความเฉียบแหลม
She has considerable(มาก) business/financial acumen.
adulate
verb [ T ]
UK /ˈædʒ.ə.leɪt/ US /ˈædʒ.ə.leɪt/
(v) to admire or praise someone very much, especially when this is more than is deserved:
ยกยอ ยกย่องสรรเสริญ
The boxer was convicted of rape, and yet is still adulated by many.
adventitious
adjective formal
UK /ˌæd.vənˈtɪʃ.əs/ /ˌæd.venˈtɪʃ.əs/ US /ˌæd.vənˈtɪʃ.əs/ /ˌæd.venˈtɪʃ.əs/
(a) not expected or planned:
ที่เพิ่มขึ้นมาเอง โดยบังเอิญ
-That is the right way, and not by these adventitious opportunities.
aesthetic
adjective (US also esthetic)
UK /esˈθet.ɪk/ US /esˈθet̬.ɪk/
(a) relating to the enjoyment or study of beauty:
เกี่ยวกับความสวยงาม,เกี่ยวกับสุนทรียศาสตร์
The new building has little aesthetic value/appeal.
affable
adjective
UK /ˈæf.ə.bəl/ US /ˈæf.ə.bəl/
(a) friendly and easy to talk to:
อ่อนโยน,น่ารัก,สุภาพ
He struck me as an affable sort of a man.
She was quite affable at the meeting.
affectation
noun [ C or U ] disapproving
UK /ˌæf.ekˈteɪ.ʃən/ US /ˌæf.ekˈteɪ.ʃən/
(n) behaviour or speech that is not sincere: -
การเสแสร้ง
His manner reeks of affectation.
alacrity
noun [ U ] formal
UK /əˈlæk.rə.ti/ US /əˈlæk.rə.t̬i/
(n) speed and eagerness:
“ความกระชุ่มกระชวย,ความกระตือรือร้น,ความว่องไว (กระเหี้ยนกระหือรือ?)
She accepted the money with alacrity
ameliorate
verb [ T ] formal
UK /əˈmiːl.jə.reɪt/ US /əˈmiːl.jə.reɪt/
(v) to make a bad or unpleasant situation better:
ทำให้ดีขึ้น สงเคราะห์,ช่วยเหลือ,เยียวยา,ผดุง
Foreign aid is badly needed to ameliorate the effects of the drought.
anachronism
noun [ C ]
UK /əˈnæk.rə.nɪ.zəm/ US /əˈnæk.rə.nɪ.zəm/
(n) a person, thing, or idea that exists out of its time in history, especially one that happened or existed later than the period being shown, discussed, etc.:
ผิดยุคสมัย (หมดยุค….?)
For some people, marriage is an anachronism from the days when women needed to be protected.
anecdote
noun [ C ]
UK /ˈæn.ɪk.dəʊt/ US /ˈæn.ɪk.doʊt/
(n) a short, often funny story, especially about something someone has done:
ประวัติหรือเรื่องราวเล็ก ๆ น้อย ๆ , เกร็ดประวัติ
He told one or two amusing (ขบขัน) anecdotes about his years as a policeman.
animus
noun [ C or U ]
UK /ænˈtɪp.ə.θi/ US /ænˈtɪp.ə.θi/
(n) a feeling of hate or anger towards someone or something:
ความเป็นปรปักษ์, ความเกลียด
- He harbours no animus toward his rival.
(n) a feeling of strong dislike, opposition, or anger:
Despite the deep antipathies (ความเกลียดชัง ไม่ลงรอย ) between them, the two sides have managed to negotiate an agreement.
anomaly
noun
UK /əˈnɒm.ə.li/ US /əˈnɑː.mə.li/
(n) a person or thing that is different from what is usual, or not in agreement with something else and therefore not satisfactory:
ความวิปริต,ความผิดปกติ
Statistical anomalies can make it difficult to compare economic data from one year to the next.
anterior
adjective
UK /ænˈtɪə.ri.ər/ US /ænˈtɪr.i.ɚ/
ANATOMY specialized
(a) positioned at or towards the front:
ข้างหน้า,ก่อน,หน้า,ล่วงหน้า
Specimens for examination were taken from the anterior side of the left ventricle from each heart.
antipathy
noun
UK /ænˈtɪp.ə.θi/ US /ænˈtɪp.ə.θi/
(n)a feeling of strong dislike, opposition, or anger:
ความเกลียดชังอย่างมาก ความไม่ชอบหน้า
Declarations of racial antipathy against ethnic minorities will not be tolerated.
aperture
UK /ˈæp.ə.tʃər/ US /ˈæp.ɚ.tʃɚ/
(n) a small and often narrow opening, especially one that allows light into a camera
ช่อง,ที่ว่าง,รู,โพรง
apocalyptic
adjective
UK /əˌpɒk.əˈlɪp.tɪk/ US /əˌpɑː.kəˈlɪp.tɪk/
(a) showing or describing the total destruction and end of the world, or extremely bad future events:
ที่เกี่ยวกับโลกแตก เกี่ยวกับวันสิ้นโลก
apocalyptic visions of a nuclear confrontation
apocalyptic warnings about our destruction of the environment
apocryphal
adjective
UK /əˈpɒk.rɪ.fəl/ US /əˈpɑː.krə.fəl/
(a)An apocryphal story is probably not true although it is often told and believed by some people to have happened:
เรื่องไม่จริง เรื่องที่น่าสงสัย ไม่มีมูลความจริง
an apocryphal story
It’s a good story but I dare say it’s apocryphal.
apothegm
noun [ C ] formal
UK /ˈæp.ə.θem/ US /ˈæp.ə.θem/
UK also apophthegm
(n) a short clever saying that is intended to express a general truth:
คติพจน์
We are all familiar with Tolstoy’s apothegm: “Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.”
Synonym
aphorism”
apotheosis
noun
UK /əˌpɒθ.iˈəʊ.sɪs/ US /əˌpɑː.θiˈoʊ.sɪs/
plural apotheoses UK /əˌpɒθ.iˈəʊ.siːz/ US /əˌpɑː.θiˈoʊ.siːz/
(n)the best or most extreme example of something:
การยกย่องว่าดีเลิศ,
Most people agree that her acting career achieved its apotheosis in this movie.
apotheosize
verb
UK /əˌpɒθ.iˈəʊ.sɪs/ US /əˌpɑː.θiˈoʊ.sɪs/
plural apotheoses UK /əˌpɒθ.iˈəʊ.siːz/ US /əˌpɑː.θiˈoʊ.siːz/
(v) elevate to, or as if to, the rank of a god; idolize.
บูชาให้เป็นเจ้า เชิดชู
“we had the feeling that Roosevelt had not so much died as been apotheosized”
archaism
noun
UK /ɑːˈkeɪ.ɪ.zəm/ US /ɑːrˈkeɪ.ɪ.zəm/
(n) a word or expression that is not generally used any more.
คำเก่า
arrogate
verb
UK /ˈær.ə.ɡeɪt/ US /ˈer.ə.ɡeɪt/
(v)to take something without having the right to do so:
ยึดครอง,ถือสิทธิ์,แอบอ้างสิทธิ์,เหมาเอาว่า,ทึกทัก
They arrogate to themselves the power to punish people.
artful
adjective
UK /ˈɑːt.fəl/ US /ˈɑːrt.fəl/
(a)clever and skilful, especially in getting what you want:
ฉลาด,เก่ง,ชำนาญ,เจ้ามารยา,เจ้าเล่ห์
He has shown himself to be an artful politician.
assuage
verb
UK /əˈsweɪdʒ/ US /əˈsweɪdʒ/
(v) to make unpleasant feelings less strong:
ทำให้บรรเทา,ทำให้สงบ,ผ่อนคลาย ระงับ
The government has tried to assuage the public’s fears.
attenuate
verb
UK /əˈten.ju.eɪt/ US /əˈten.ju.eɪt/
(v) to make something less or weaker:
ทำให้อ่อนฤทธิ์, ทำให้เบาบาง
Radiation from the sun is attenuated by the earth’s atmosphere.
augur
verb
UK /ˈɔː.ɡər/ US /ˈɑː.ɡɚ/
(v) to be a sign of especially good or bad things in the future:
ทำนาย (หมอดู,โหรหลวง,) สัญญานที่ดี หรือ ไม่ดี
The company’s sales figures for the first six months augur well for the rest of the year.”
authoritarian
a)(n
UK /ˌɔː.θɒr.ɪˈteə.ri.ən/ US /əˌθɔːr.əˈter.i.ən/
(a), (n) demanding that people obey completely and refusing to allow them freedom to act as they wish:
ผู้ที่เผด็จการ, ที่เผด็จการ ที่วางอำนาจ
an authoritarian regime/government/ruler
His manner is extremely authoritarian.”
