WORD LIST

GRE (Graduate Record Examination)

Hello! As we know that GRE (Graduate Record Examination) is very important for us. Basically for getting opportunity to study in the USA. Besides that, if a learner prepare himself for GRE, he/she will get good score at any English test. So, I am going to share some word lists for you.

WORD LIST

Abase(v): lower; degrade; humiliate. She refused to abase herself. Abasement(n)

Abash(v): embarrass. John was not at all abashed by his open admiration.

Abate(v): subside or moderate. Rather than leaving immediately, they waited for the storm to abate.

Abbreviate(v): shorten. We are running out of time, you have to abbreviate your speech.

Abdicate: give up, renounce. When Edward Vlll abdicated the British throne, he surprised the whole 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): abnormality; departure from the norm; mental irregularity or disorder. It remains the consensus among investors on Wall Street that current high oil prices are a temporary aberration and that we shall soon see a return to cheap oil.

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 his arrival.

Abhor(v): detest; hate. She abhorred all forms of bigotry. Abhorrence(n)

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; disavow. Pressure from university authorities caused the young scholar to abjure his heretical opinions. Abjuration(n)

Ablution(n): washing. His daily ablutions were accompanied by loud noises that he humorously labeled “Opera in the Bath”.

Abnegation(n): renunciation; self-sacrifice. Their act of abnegation was necessary to preserve the kingdom.

Abolish(v): cancel; put an end to. The president of the college refused to abolish the physical education requirement. Abolition(n).

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): hate; loathe. Moses scolded the idol worshipers in the tribe because he abominated the custom.

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