SAT & GRE Vocabulary
1399 words worth knowing for the SAT and GRE — each with its part of speech, a plain-English definition, and an example sentence showing how it is actually used.
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- Abaseverb
cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
- Abashverb
cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious
- Abateverb
become less in amount or intensity
- Abdicateverb
give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations
- Abductionnoun
the criminal act of capturing and carrying away by force a family member; if a man's wife is abducted it is a crime against the family relationship and against the wife
- Aberrantnoun
one whose behavior departs substantially from the norm of a group
- Abeyancenoun
temporary cessation or suspension
- Abhorverb
find repugnant
- Abjectadjective
showing utter resignation or hopelessness
- Abjureverb
formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure
- Abnegationnoun
renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others
- Abolishverb
do away with