Pile 3 Flashcards
Abrogate
(v.) to abolish, usually by authority (The Bill of Rights assures that the government cannot abrogate our right to a free press.)
Abscond
(v.) to sneak away and hide (In the confusion, the super-spy absconded into the night with the secret plans.)
Abridge
- (v.) to cut down, shorten (
The publisher thought the dictionary was too long and abridged it.)
- (adj.) shortened (
Moby-Dick is such a long book that even the abridged version is longer than most normal books.)
Absolution
(n.) freedom from blame, guilt, sin (Once all the facts were known, the jury gave Angela absolution by giving a verdict of not guilty.)
Abstruse
(adj.) hard to comprehend (Everyone else in the class understood geometry easily, but John found the subject abstruse.)
Accede
(v.) to agree (When the class asked the teacher whether they could play baseball instead of learn grammar they expected him to refuse, but instead he acceded to their request.)
Abridge
- (v.) to cut down, shorten (
The publisher thought the dictionary was too long and abridged it.)
- (adj.) shortened (
Moby-Dick is such a long book that even the abridged version is longer than most normal books.)
(v.) to abolish, usually by authority
Abrogate
(v.) to sneak away and hide
Abscond
(adj.) hard to comprehend
Abstruse
Accommodating
(adj.) helpful, obliging, polite (Though the apartment was not big enough for three people, Arnold, Mark, and Zebulon were all friends and were accommodating to each other.)
(v.) to agree
Accede
- (v.) to cut down, shorten
2. (adj.) shortened
Abridge
(n.) freedom from blame, guilt, sin
Absolution
Accost
(v.) to confront verbally (Though Antoinette was normally quite calm, when the waiter spilled soup on her for the fourth time in 15 minutes she stood up and accosted the man.)
Accretion
(n.) slow growth in size or amount (Stalactites are formed by the accretion of minerals from the roofs of caves.)
Berate
(v.) to scold vehemently (The angry boss berated his employees for failing to
meet their deadline.)
Accolade
(n.) high praise, special distinction (Everyone offered accolades to Sam after
he won the Noble Prize.)
