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BARRON’S ibT WORD LIST 1. abbreviate: shorten 例：Because we were running out of time, the lecturer had to abbreviate her speech. 2. abate: subside or moderate 例：Rather than leaving immediately, they waited for the storm to abate. 3. abortive: unsuccessful; fruitless 例：We had to abandon our abortive attempts. 4. absolute: complete; totally unlimited; certain 例：Although the King of Siam was an absolute monarch, he did not want to behead his unfaithful wife without absolute evidence of her infidelity. 5. abstract: theoretical; not concrete; non-representational 例：To him, hunger was an abstract concept; he had never missed a meal. 6. abusive: coarsely insulting; physically harmful 例：An abusive parent damages a child both mentally and physically. 7. accelerate: move faster 例：In our science class, we learn how falling bodies accelerate.8. accessible: easy to approach; obtainable 例：We asked our guide whether the ruins were accessible on foot.9. accessory: additional object; useful but not essential thing 例：She bought an attractive handbag as an accessory for her dress.10. abscond: depart secretly and hide 例：The teller absconded with the bonds and was not found. 11. aberrant: Abnormal or deviant 例：Given the aberrant nature of the data, we came to doubt the validity of the entire experiment. 12. abeyance: suspended action 例The deal was held in abeyance until her arrival. 13. adamant: hard, inflexible 例：He was adamant in his determination to punish the wrongdoer. 14. adulterate: make impure by mixing with baser substances 例：It is a crime to adulterate foods without informing the buyer. 15. adversity: poverty, misfortune 例We must learn to meet adversity gracefully. 16. abase: lower; degrade; humiliate 例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. 17. abash: embarrass 例：He was not at all abashed by her open admiration. 18. abdicate: renounce; give u