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English Vocab 1
English Vocabulary Words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| abase | a·base [uh-beys] –verb (used with object), a·based, a·bas·ing. 1. to reduce or lower, as in rank, office, reputation, or estimation; humble; degrade. 2. Archaic , to lower; put or bring down: He abased his head. |
| abate | a·bate [uh-beyt] verb, a·bat·ed, a·bat·ing. –verb (used with object). 1. to reduce in amount, degree, intensity, etc.; lessen; diminish: to abate a tax; to abate one's enthusiasm. 2. Law. a. to put an end to or suppress (a nuisance). b. to suspend or ex |
| abdicate | ab·di·cate [ab-di-keyt] verb, -cat·ed, -cat·ing. –verb (used without object) 1. to renounce or relinquish a throne, right, power, claim, responsibility, or the like, especially in a formal manner: The aging founder of the firm decided to abdicate. –verb ( |
| aberration | ab·er·ra·tion [ab-uh-rey-shuhn] 1. the act of departing from the right, normal, or usual course. 2. the act of deviating from the ordinary, usual, or normal type. 3. deviation from truth or moral rectitude. 4. mental irregularity or disorder, especially |
| abet | a·bet·ted, a·bet·ting. To encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrongdoing: to abet a swindler; to abet a crime. |
| abeyance | a·bey·ance [uh-bey-uhns] 1. temporary inactivity, cessation, or suspension: Let's hold that problem in abeyance for a while. 2. Law. a state or condition of real property in which title is not as yet vested in a known titleholder: an estate in abeyance. |
| abhor | ab·hor [ab-hawr] –verb (used with object), -horred, -hor·ring. abhorred; aborring. to regard with extreme repugnance or aversion; detest utterly; loathe; abominate. |
| abhorrent | ab·hor·rent [ab-hawr-uhnt, -hor-] –adjective. 1. causing repugnance; detestable; loathsome: an abhorrent deed. 2. utterly opposed, or contrary, or in conflict (usually followed by to): abhorrent to reason. 3. feeling extreme repugnance or aversion usuall |
| abjure | ab·jure [ab-joor, -jur] –verb (used with object), -jured, -jur·ing. 1. to renounce, repudiate, or retract, especially with formal solemnity; recant: to abjure one's errors. 2. to renounce or give up under oath; forswear: to abjure allegiance. 3. to avoid |
| abomination | a·bom·i·na·tion [uh-bom-uh-ney-shuhn] –noun 1. anything abominable; anything greatly disliked or abhorred. 2. intense version or loathing; detestation: He regarded lying with abomination. 3. a vile, shameful, or detestable action, condition, habit, etc.: |
| aboriginal | ab·o·rig·i·nal [ab-uh-rij-uh-nl] –adjective 1. of, pertaining to, or typical of aborigines: aboriginal customs. 2. original or earliest known; native; indigenous: the aboriginal people of Tahiti. –noun 3. aborigine (def. 1). 4. (initial capital letter) ab |
| aborigines | ab·o·rig·i·ne [ab-uh-rij-uh-nee] -noun 1. one of the original or earliest known inhabitants of a country or region. 2. (initial capital letter) Also, Aboriginal. Also called Australian Aborigine. a member of the dark-skinned people who were the earliest i |
| abound | a·bound [uh-bound] –verb (used without object) 1. to occur or exist in great quantities or numbers: a stream in which trout bound. 2. to be rich or well supplied (usually followed by in): The region abounds in coal. 3. to be filled; teem (usually followed |
| abrade | a·brade [uh-breyd] –verb (used with object), verb (used without object), a·brad·ed, a·brad·ing. 1. to wear off or down by scraping or rubbing. 2. to scrape off. |
| abridge | a·bridge [uh-brij] –verb (used with object), a·bridged, a·bridg·ing. 1. to shorten by omissions while retaining the basic contents: to abridge a reference book. 2. to reduce or lessen in duration, scope, authority, etc.; diminish; curtail: to abridge a vi |
| abrogate | ab·ro·gate [ab-ruh-geyt] –verb (used with object), -gat·ed, -gat·ing. 1. to abolish by formal or official means; annul by an authoritative act; repeal: to abrogate a law. 2. to put aside; put an end to. |
| abscond | ab·scond [ab-skond] –verb (used without object) to depart in a sudden and secret manner, especially to avoid capture and legal prosecution: The cashier absconded with the money. |
| absolve | ab·solve [ab-zolv, -solv] –verb (used with object), -solved, -solv·ing. 1. to free from guilt or blame or their consequences: The court absolved her of guilt in his death. 2. to set free or release, as from some duty, obligation, or responsibility (us |
| abstemious | ab·ste·mi·ous [ab-stee-mee-uhs] –adjective 1. sparing or moderate in eating and drinking; temperate in diet. 2. characterized by abstinence: an abstemious life. 3. sparing: an abstemious diet. |
| abstinent | ab·sti·nence [ab-stuh-nuhns] –noun 1. forbearance from any indulgence of appetite, especially from the use of alcoholic beverages: total abstinence. 2. any self-restraint, self-denial, or forbearance. 3. Economics . the conserving of current income in ord |
| abstruse | [ab-stroos] –adjective 1. hard to understand; recondite; esoteric: abstruse theories. 2. Obsolete . secret; hidden. |
| abysmal | a·bys·mal [uh-biz-muhl] –adjective 1. of or like an abyss; immeasurably deep or great. 2. extremely or hopelessly bad or severe: abysmal ignorance; abysmal poverty. |
| accede | ac·cede [ak-seed] –verb (used without object), -ced·ed, -ced·ing. 1. to give consent, approval, or adherence; agree; assent; to accede to a request; to accede to the terms of a contract. 2. to attain or assume an office, title, or dignity; succeed (usual |
| accentuate | ac·cen·tu·ate [ak-sen-choo-eyt] –verb (used with object), -at·ed, -at·ing. 1. to give emphasis or prominence to. 2. to mark or pronounce with an accent. |
| accolade | ac·co·lade [ak-uh-leyd, -lahd; ak-uh-leyd, -lahd] –noun 1. any award, honor, or laudatory notice: The play received accolades from the press. 2. a light touch on the shoulder with the flat side of the sword or formerly by an embrace, done in the ceremony |
| accrue | ac·crue [uh-kroo] –verb (used without object), -crued, -cru·ing. 1. to happen or result as a natural growth, addition, etc. 2. to be added as a matter of periodic gain or advantage, as interest on money. 3. Law . to become a present and enforceable right |
| recondite | rec·on·dite [rek-uhn-dahyt, ri-kon-dahyt] –adjective 1. dealing with very profound, difficult, or abstruse subject matter: a recondite treatise. 2. beyond ordinary knowledge or nderstanding; esoteric: recondite principles. 3. little known; obscure: a re |
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