《Kaplanamp;Barron GRE words 500—Personal Edition 》.doc

Word Definition(* denotes word appeared on both Baron and Kaplan lists) abate* / ??be?t / formal to become less strong or decrease 减弱，缓和 We waited for the storm to abate. abdicate / ??bd?ke?t / to give up the position of being king or queen 禅让，退位 King Alfonso XIII abdicated in favor of his eldest son. The king was forced to abdicate the throne. aberrant / ??b?r?nt / not usual or normal 异常 synonym abnormal, deviant aberrant behavior abeyance / ??be??ns / in abeyance something such as a custom, rule, or system that is in abeyance is not being used at the present time fall into abeyance (=no longer be used) 暂时搁置 abject / ??bd?ekt / abject poverty/misery/failure etc 赤贫 the state of being extremely poor, unhappy, unsuccessful etc an abject action or expression shows that you feel very ashamed 卑劣 an abject apology abjure /?b’d???/ formal to state publicly that you will give up a particular belief or way of behaving synonym renounce 放弃 ablution /??blu???n/ if you perform your ablutions, you wash yourself - sometimes used humorously 沐浴 abrogate /??br?ge?t/ to officially end a legal agreement, practice etc 废止 Both governments voted to abrogate the treaty. abscond* /?b?sk?nd/ 1 to escape from a place where you are being kept abscond from逃离某地 The boy absconded from a childrens home. 2 to secretly leave somewhere, taking with you something that does not belong to you abscond with 逃离携带 He has to convince a judge that he wasnt going to abscond with the money. abstemious* /?b?sti?mi?s/ careful not to have too much food, drink etc 节制，节食 abstruse /?b?stru?s/ unnecessarily complicated and difficult to understand 复杂 Maths is a mix of abstruse theory and detailed calculations. accretion /??kri??n/ a layer of a substance which slowly forms on something 积（尘） acerbic /??s??b?k/ criticizing someone or something in a clever but cruel way 尖刻 acerbic wit acquiesce /??kwi?es/ formal to do what someone else wants, or allow something to happen, even though y