Pile 1 Flashcards
abate
(v.) to reduce, lessen (The rain poured down for a while, then abated.)
abdicate
(v.) to give up a position, usually one of leadership (When he realized that the
revolutionaries would surely win, the king abdicated his throne.)
abduct
(v.) to kidnap, take by force (The evildoers abducted the fairy princess from her happy home.)
aberration
(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.)
abet
(v.) to aid, help, encourage (The spy succeeded only because he had a friend on the inside to abet him.)
abhor
(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.)
abide
- (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.)
abject
(adj.) wretched, pitiful (After losing all her money, falling into a puddle, and breaking her ankle, Eloise was abject.)
abjure
(v.) to reject, renounce (To prove his honesty, the President abjured the evil policies of his wicked predecessor.)
abnegation
(n.) denial of comfort to oneself (The holy man slept on the floor, took only cold showers, and generally followed other practices of abnegation.)
(v.) to humiliate, degrade (After being overthrown and abased, the deposed leader offered to bow down to his conqueror.)
abase
(v.) to reduce, lessen (The rain poured down for a while, then abated.)
abate
(v.) to give up a position, usually one of leadership (When he realized that the
revolutionaries would surely win, the king abdicated his throne.)
abdicate
(v.) to kidnap, take by force (The evildoers abducted the fairy princess from her happy home.)
abduct
(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.)
aberration
(v.) to aid, help, encourage (The spy succeeded only because he had a friend on the inside to abet him.)
Abet
(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.)
abhor
- (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.)
abide
(adj.) wretched, pitiful (After losing all her money, falling into a puddle, and breaking her ankle, Eloise was abject.)
Object
(v.) to reject, renounce (To prove his honesty, the President abjured the evil policies of his wicked predecessor.)
abjure
(n.) denial of comfort to oneself (The holy man slept on the floor, took only cold showers, and generally followed other practices of abnegation.)
Abnegation
balk
(v.) to stop, block abruptly (Edna’s boss balked at her request for another raise.)
(v.) to stop, block abruptly (Edna’s boss balked at her request for another raise.)
balk
ballad
(n.) a love song (Greta’s boyfriend played her a ballad on the guitar during their
walk through the dark woods.)
(n.) a love song (Greta’s boyfriend played her a ballad on the guitar during their
walk through the dark woods.)
ballad
banal
(adj.) dull, commonplace (The client rejected our proposal because they found our presentation banal and unimpressive.)
(adj.) dull, commonplace (The client rejected our proposal because they found our presentation banal and unimpressive.)
banal
bane
(n.) a burden (Advanced physics is the bane of many students’ academic lives.)
(n.) a burden (Advanced physics is the bane of many students’ academic lives.)
bane
bashful
(adj.) shy, excessively timid (Frankie’s mother told him not to be bashful when he refused to attend the birthday party.)
(adj.) shy, excessively timid (Frankie’s mother told him not to be bashful when he refused to attend the birthday party.)
bashful
battery
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.)
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.)
battery
beguile
(v.) to trick, deceive (The thief beguiled his partners into surrendering all of their money to him.)
(v.) to trick, deceive (The thief beguiled his partners into surrendering all of their money to him.)
beguile
behemoth
(n.) something of tremendous power or size (The new aircraft carrier is among several behemoths that the Air Force has added to its fleet.)
(n.) something of tremendous power or size (The new aircraft carrier is among several behemoths that the Air Force has added to its fleet.)
behemoth
adj.) marked by goodness or doing good (Police officers should be commended for their benevolent service to the community
benevolent
Benevolent
adj.) marked by goodness or doing good (Police officers should be commended for their benevolent service to the community
Bequeath
(v.) to pass on, give (Jon’s father bequeathed his entire estate to his mother.)
(v.) to pass on, give (Jon’s father bequeathed his entire estate to his mother.)
Bequeath
cadence
(n.) a rhythm, progression of sound (The pianist used the foot pedal to emphasize the cadence of the sonata.)
abase
(v.) to humiliate, degrade (After being overthrown and abased, the deposed leader offered to bow down to his conqueror.)
