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标 题: Step By Step For GRE Words(1)
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标 题: Step By Step For GRE Words(1)
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abase V. lower;degrade;humiliate.
Anna expected to have to curtsy to the king of Siam;When told
to cast herself down on the ground before him,however,she refused
to abase herself.
abasement N.
abash V. embarrass.
He was not at all abashed by her open admiration.
abate V. subside or moderate.
Rather than leaving immediately,they waited for the storm to abate.
abbreviate V. shorten.
Because we were running out of time,the lecturer had to abbreviate
her speech.
abdicate V. renounce;give up.
When Edward VII abdicated the British throne,he surprised the entire
world.
aberrant ADJ. abnormal or deviant.
Given the aberrant nature of the data,we came to doubt the validity
of the entire experiment.
aberration N. deviation from the expected or the normal;mental disorder
or irregularity.
Survivors of a major catastrophe are likely to exhibit aberrations
of behavior because of the trauma they have experienced.
abet V. assist,usually in doing something wrong;encourage.
She was unwilling to abet him in the swindle he had planned.
abeyance N. suspended action.
The deal was held in abeyance until her arrival.
abhor V. detest;hate. (abhorrence N.)
She abhorred all forms of bigotry.
abject ADJ. wretched;lacking pride.
On the streets of New York the homeless live in abject poverty,
huddling in doorways to find shelter from the wind.
abjure V. renounce upon oath. (abjuration N.)
We abjured his allegiance to the king.
ablution N. washing.
His daily ablutions were accompanied by loud noises that he
humorously labeled "Opera in the Bath."
abnegation N. renunciation;self-sacrifice.
Though Rudolph and Duchess Flavia loved one another,their love
was doomed,for she had to wed the king;their act of abnegation
was necessary to preserve the kingdom.
abolish V. cancel;put an end to. (abolition N.)
The president of the college refused to abolish the physical
education requirement.
abominable ADJ. detestable;extremely unpleasant;very bad.
Mary liked John until she learned he was also dating Susan;then
she called him an abominable young man,with abominable taste in
women.
abominate V. loathe;hate.
Moses scolded the idol worshippers in the tribe because he
abominated the custom.
Review(In Capital Letters):
ABATE ABERRANT ABEYANCE ABOMINATE ABOLISH ABASE
ABBREVIATE ABASH ABERRATION ABET ABJECT ABHOR ABJURE
ABLUTION ABNEGATION ABOMINABLE ABDICATE
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