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.)
(n.) high praise, special distinction (
Accolade
(adj.) helpful, obliging, polite
Accommodating
(n.) slow growth in size or amount
Accretion.
Beseech
(v.) to beg, plead, implore
(v.) to scold vehemently
Berate
(v.) to confront verbally
Accost
Bilk
(v.) cheat, defraud
The lawyer discovered that this firm had bilked several clients out of thousands of dollars.)
Blandish
(v.) to coax by using flattery (Rachel’s assistant tried to blandish her into accepting the deal.)
Blemish
(n.) an imperfection, flaw (
The dealer agreed to lower the price because of the many blemishes on the surface of the wooden furniture.)
Bereft
adj.) devoid of, without
His family was bereft of food and shelter following the tornado.
(v.) cheat, defraud
Bilk
(v.) to coax by using flattery
Blandish
Boisterous
(adj.) loud and full of energy (
The candidate won the vote after giving several boisterous speeches on television.)
(n.) an imperfection, flaw
Blemish
adj.) devoid of, without
Bereft
Bombastic
(adj.) excessively confident, pompous (
The singer’s bombastic performance disgusted the crowd.)
Brazen
(adj.) excessively bold, brash
Critics condemned the novelist’s brazen attempt to plagiarize Hemingway’s story.
Boon
(n.) a gift or blessing (
The good weather has been a boon for many businesses located near the beach.)
Brazen
(adj.) excessively bold, brash
Critics condemned the novelist’s brazen attempt to plagiarize Hemingway’s story.
Blight
- (n.) a plague, disease
(The potato blight destroyed the harvest and bankrupted many families.) - (n.) something that destroys hope (
His bad morale is a blight upon this entire operation.)
Brazen
(adj.) excessively bold, brash
Critics condemned the novelist’s brazen attempt to plagiarize Hemingway’s story.
(adj.) excessively bold, brash
Brazen
(adj.) excessively confident, pompous
Bombastic
(adj.) loud and full of energy
Boisterous
(adj.) excessively bold, brash
Brazen
(n.) a gift or blessing
Boon
- (n.) a plague, disease
2. (n.) something that destroys hope
Blight
(adj.) excessively bold, brash
Brazen
