Pile 1

Question 1

abate

Answer 1

(v.) to reduce, lessen (The rain poured down for a while, then abated.)

Question 2

abdicate

Answer 2

(v.) to give up a position, usually one of leadership (When he realized that the
revolutionaries would surely win, the king abdicated his throne.)

Question 3

abduct

Answer 3

(v.) to kidnap, take by force (The evildoers abducted the fairy princess from her happy home.)

Question 4

aberration

Answer 4

(n.) something that differs from the norm (In 1918, the Boston Red Sox won the World Series, but the success turned out to be an aberration, and the Red Sox have not won a World Series since.)

Question 5

abet

Answer 5

(v.) to aid, help, encourage (The spy succeeded only because he had a friend on the inside to abet him.)

Question 6

abhor

Answer 6

(v.) to hate, detest (Because he always wound up kicking himself in the head when he tried to play soccer, Oswald began to abhor the sport.)

Question 7

abide

Answer 7

1. (v.) to put up with (Though he did not agree with the decision, Chuck decided to abide by it.) 2. (v.) to remain (Despite the beating they’ve taken from the weather throughout the millennia, the mountains abide.)

Question 8

abject

Answer 8

(adj.) wretched, pitiful (After losing all her money, falling into a puddle, and breaking her ankle, Eloise was abject.)

Question 9

abjure

Answer 9

(v.) to reject, renounce (To prove his honesty, the President abjured the evil policies of his wicked predecessor.)

Question 10

abnegation

Answer 10

(n.) denial of comfort to oneself (The holy man slept on the floor, took only cold showers, and generally followed other practices of abnegation.)

Question 11

(v.) to humiliate, degrade (After being overthrown and abased, the deposed leader offered to bow down to his conqueror.)

Answer 11

abase

Question 12

(v.) to reduce, lessen (The rain poured down for a while, then abated.)

Answer 12

abate

Question 13

(v.) to give up a position, usually one of leadership (When he realized that the
revolutionaries would surely win, the king abdicated his throne.)

Answer 13

abdicate

Question 14

(v.) to kidnap, take by force (The evildoers abducted the fairy princess from her happy home.)

Answer 14

abduct

Question 15

(n.) something that differs from the norm (In 1918, the Boston Red Sox won the World Series, but the success turned out to be an aberration, and the Red Sox have not won a World Series since.)

Answer 15

aberration

Question 16

(v.) to aid, help, encourage (The spy succeeded only because he had a friend on the inside to abet him.)

Answer 16

Abet

Question 17

(v.) to hate, detest (Because he always wound up kicking himself in the head when he tried to play soccer, Oswald began to abhor the sport.)

Answer 17

abhor

Question 18

1. (v.) to put up with (Though he did not agree with the decision, Chuck decided to abide by it.) 2. (v.) to remain (Despite the beating they’ve taken from the weather throughout the millennia, the mountains abide.)

Answer 18

abide

Question 19

(adj.) wretched, pitiful (After losing all her money, falling into a puddle, and breaking her ankle, Eloise was abject.)

Answer 19

Object

Question 20

(v.) to reject, renounce (To prove his honesty, the President abjured the evil policies of his wicked predecessor.)

Answer 20

abjure

Question 21

(n.) denial of comfort to oneself (The holy man slept on the floor, took only cold showers, and generally followed other practices of abnegation.)

Answer 21

Abnegation

Question 22

balk

Answer 22

(v.) to stop, block abruptly (Edna’s boss balked at her request for another raise.)

Question 23

(v.) to stop, block abruptly (Edna’s boss balked at her request for another raise.)

Answer 23

balk

Question 24

ballad

Answer 24

(n.) a love song (Greta’s boyfriend played her a ballad on the guitar during their
walk through the dark woods.)

Question 25

(n.) a love song (Greta’s boyfriend played her a ballad on the guitar during their
walk through the dark woods.)

Answer 25

ballad

Question 26

banal

Answer 26

(adj.) dull, commonplace (The client rejected our proposal because they found our presentation banal and unimpressive.)

Question 27

(adj.) dull, commonplace (The client rejected our proposal because they found our presentation banal and unimpressive.)

Answer 27

banal

Question 28

bane

Answer 28

(n.) a burden (Advanced physics is the bane of many students’ academic lives.)

Question 29

(n.) a burden (Advanced physics is the bane of many students’ academic lives.)

Answer 29

bane

Question 30

bashful

Answer 30

(adj.) shy, excessively timid (Frankie’s mother told him not to be bashful when he refused to attend the birthday party.)

Question 31

(adj.) shy, excessively timid (Frankie’s mother told him not to be bashful when he refused to attend the birthday party.)

Answer 31

bashful

Question 32

battery

Answer 32

1.(n.) a device that supplies power (Most cars run on a combination of power from a battery and gasoline.) 2. (n.)assault, beating (Her husband was accused of assault and battery after he attacked a man on the sidewalk.)

Question 33

1.(n.) a device that supplies power (Most cars run on a combination of power from a battery and gasoline.) 2. (n.)assault, beating (Her husband was accused of assault and battery after he attacked a man on the sidewalk.)

Answer 33

battery

Question 34

beguile

Answer 34

(v.) to trick, deceive (The thief beguiled his partners into surrendering all of their money to him.)

Question 35

(v.) to trick, deceive (The thief beguiled his partners into surrendering all of their money to him.)

Answer 35

beguile

Question 36

behemoth

Answer 36

(n.) something of tremendous power or size (The new aircraft carrier is among several behemoths that the Air Force has added to its fleet.)

Question 37

(n.) something of tremendous power or size (The new aircraft carrier is among several behemoths that the Air Force has added to its fleet.)

Answer 37

behemoth

Question 38

adj.) marked by goodness or doing good (Police officers should be commended for their benevolent service to the community

Answer 38

benevolent

Question 39

Benevolent

Answer 39

adj.) marked by goodness or doing good (Police officers should be commended for their benevolent service to the community

Question 40

Bequeath

Answer 40

(v.) to pass on, give (Jon’s father bequeathed his entire estate to his mother.)

Question 41

(v.) to pass on, give (Jon’s father bequeathed his entire estate to his mother.)

Answer 41

Bequeath

Question 42

cadence

Answer 42

(n.) a rhythm, progression of sound (The pianist used the foot pedal to emphasize the cadence of the sonata.)

Question 43

abase

Answer 43

(v.) to humiliate, degrade (After being overthrown and abased, the deposed leader offered to bow down to his conqueror.)