Vocab Flashcards
Abase. V
Lower; humiliate. Defeated.
Queen Zenobia was forced to base herself before the conquering Romans, who made her march in chains before the emperor in the procession.
Abash. V
Ambarrass.
He was not at all abashed by er open admiration.
Abate. V.
Subside; decrease. Lessen
Rather than leaving immediately, they waited for the storm to abate.
Abdicate. V
Renounce. Give up.
When Edward VIII abdicated the British throne to marry the women he loved, he surprised the whole world.
Aberrant. N.
Abnormal or deviant.
Given the aberrant nature of the data, we doubted the validity of the experiment.
Abet. V.
Aid, usually undoing something wrong; encourage
She was unwilling to abet him in the swindle he had planned
Abhor. V
Detest. Hate.
She Abhorred ll forms of bigotry
Abject adj.
Wretched; lacking pride.
On the streets of the New York homeless lived in abject poverty.
Abjure v
Renounce upon oath
He abjure his allegiance to the king.
Abnegation. N
Repudiation. Self sacrifice.
Though Rudolph and duchess Flavia loved one another, their love was doomed
Abominable. Adj
Detestable; extremely unpleasant. Very bad
Mary liked John until she learned he was dating Susan
Aboriginal
Being the first of it kind in a region primitive; native
Her studies of the primitive art forms of the aboriginal Indians.
Abortive
Unsuccessful; fruitless
Attacked by the Chinese they had abandoned their abortive attorney.
Abrade. V.
Wear away by friction; scrape erode
Because sharp rocks had abraded
Abrasive. Adj
Rubbing away. Tending to grind down.
Abridge
Condense or shorten.
