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Vocabulary 1

Vocabulary

TermDefinition
abase (v) to lower one's self in status or prestige.
abate (v) to become less intense.
aberrant (adj) something that deviates doom the expected, customary, normal, or proper.
abet (v) to assist or aid
abeyance (n) to temporarily set aside suspend
abhorrant (adj) to find something hateful, disgusting, or repellent
abide (v) to accept or go along with something without complaint.
abject (adj) to be as low, depressing, miserable, or wretched as possible.
ablution 1. (n) the fluid or solution used to wash as part of a ritual or religious ceremony. 2. (v) to wash one's hands or body 3. (v) to wash one's hands or body as part of a ritual or religious ceremony.
abode (n) a place where one lives, house, home, dwelling
abolish (v) to do away with, put an end to.
abash (v) to become embarrassed.
abominable 1. (adj) hateful, detestable, despicable 2. (adj) unpleasant, disagreeable
abortive (adj) unsuccessful, failed, ineffectual
abrasion (n) to have been worn down by friction or rubbing
abridge (v) to make shorter
abrogate (v) to officially end, to abolish
abscond (v) to leave someplace suddenly, quickly, and secretly
absolve (v) to pronounce someone free from guilt, blame, or consequences of a transgression.
abstemious (adj) to be restrained in eating/drinking
abstinence (n) the practice of refraining from a certain pleasure or vice.
abstain (v) to do without
abstruse (adj) used to describe an idea or concept that is difficult to understand, or an idea or concept that is understood by only a select few.
abundant (adj) plenty, to have in excess
Created by: rbocko
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