GRE核心词汇+美国常用词汇.pdf

满分网——GRE——词汇 abase [E5beis] v. [abased; abased; abasing] 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. abash [E5bAF] v. [abashed; abashed; abashing] embarrass He was not at all abashed by her open admiration. abate [E5beit] v. [abated; abated; abating] subside or moderate Rather than leaving immediately, they waited for the storm to abate. abbreviate [E5bri:vieit] v. [abbreviated; abbreviated; abbreviating] shorten Because we were running out of time, the lecturer had to abbreviate her speech. abdicate [Abdi5keit] v. [abdicated; abdicated; abdicating] renounce; give up When Edward VII abdicated the British throne, he surprised the entire world. aberrant [A5berEnt] adj. abnormal or deviant Given the aberrant nature of the data, we came to doubt the validity of the entire experiment. abet [E5bet] v. [abetted; abetted; abetting] assist, usually in doing something wrong She was unwilling to abet him in the swindle he had planned. abeyance [E5beiEns] n. suspended action The deal was held in abeyance until her arrival. abject [5AbdVekt] 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 [Eb5dVuE] v. [abjured; abjured; abjuring] renounce upon oath He abjured his allegiance to the king. ablution [E5blu:FEn] n. washing His daily ablutions were accompanied by loud noises that he humorously labeled Opera in the Bath. abnegation [Abni5geiFEn] n. renunciation; self-sacrifice Though Rudolph and Duchess Flavia loved one another, their love was doomed, for she had to wed the king; the