Vocabulury Flashcards
Abase
Lower ; degrade : humiliate ; make humble ; make lose self respect.
Sentence : Muzammil abased Asad, in front of his friends.
Abash
Embarras
Sentence : Feeling abashment, she blushed furiously when she realized that she had mispronounced the guest name.
Abate
Subside or moderate.
Sentence: As the meditation took effect, the patient fever started to abate, bringing relief from their discomfort.
Abbreviate
Shorten
Sentence : The teacher asked the students to abbreviate the long scientific terms in their notes.
Abdicate
renounce, give up
Sentence : The king decided to abdicate his throne, relinquishing his power and responsibilities to successor.
Aberrant
Abnormal or deviant
Sentence: Her aberrant decision to leave her stable job, and travel the world surprised her friends and family.
Aberration
Deviation from the normal; mental disorder
Sentence: The sudden outburst was an aberration from his usual calm demeanor.
Abet
Assist usually in doing something wrong ; encourage
Sentence : The abet behaviour of Numan, with his brother is not good.
Abeyance
Suspended action
Sentence : The project was put in abeyance temporarily while waiting for additional funding to be secured.
Abhor
Detest ; hate
Sentence: she abhors cruelty to animals, and actively support organizations that work to protect them.
Abide
Dwell; abide by; comply with ; tolerate
Sentence : I can’t abide rude people
Abject
Wretched ; as low as possible ; lacking pride ; very humble ; showing lack of self respect, miserable, degraded
Example: After losing his job and home, he found himself in an abject state of despair, feeling utterly hopeless and powerless
Abjure
Renounce upon oath
Sentence : She promised to abjure sweets for a month to improve her health.
Ablution
Washing
Abnegation
Renunciation ; self sacrifice ; self abnegation
Example : Her a negation of desert showed her commitment to diet
Abode
Dwelling place ; home
Example: Their new abode, a cozy cottage by the lake.
Abolish
Cancel
Abominable
Detestable ; extreamly unpleasent
Example: The condition in the refugee camp were abominable, with inadequate shelter, sanitation and access to basic necessities.
Abominate
Loathe ; Hate
Example: He abominates the thought of rmung innocent creatures and and actively advocates for animal rights.
Aborignal
Being the first of its kind in the region ; primitive ; native ; indigenous
Abortive
Unsuccessful ; fruitless
Example : Their attempt to launch a new product was abortive, as technical issues caused the project to be canceled before completion.
Abrasive
Rubbing away; tending to grind down
Example : The abrasive surface of sand paper helped smooth out the rough edges of wood.
Abridge
Condense or shorten
Example : The teacher asked the students to abridge, the lengthy passage into concise summary for their presentation.
Abrogate
Aboliah