GRE 较生僻词汇 字母顺序单词 A 开头.pdfVIP

abash: To make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert. //embarrassed confused //The entire metropolitan center possessed a high and mighty air calculated to overawe and abash the common applicant and to make the gulf between poverty and success seem both wide and deep abscission: 1.the act of cutting off 2.(Botony) The shedding ofleaves, flowers, or fruits follwing the formation of the abscission zone. abstemious: sparing esp in food and alcohol //Mary is xtremely abstemious as she wanted to become a supermodel. abstention: 1.a voluntary decision not to act, the act of refraining or abstaining l 2.An abstaining vote or voter: 12 ayes, 10 nays, and 8 abstentions abstinence: acquaint: to make familiar 1.acquaint sb. with sb./sth acquiesce :accede without protest 1.acquiesce in plan/decision //syn: assent accede consent acquisitiveness: desire to gain , aquire and possess acquit:discharge 1.be acquitted of charges/crimes/murder //syn: absolve exculpate exonerate vindicate acquittal:setting free of charge 1.the case resulted in acquittal of the defendent //syn: exculpation vindicaton acrimonious: rancorous , bitter and sharp 1.acrimonious dispute //petulant spiteful embittered acerbic peevish vitriolic astringent mordant irascible acuity :acuteness of vision 1. mental acuity and spiritual insight //keenness delicacy perceptivity acumen : shrewdness , insightfulness 1.business cumen //astuteness adduce: cite as proof 1.adduce a concrete instance //syn. advance adept: skilled or a skilled person 1.be adept at sth./ in doing sth. // proficient guru virtuoso adhere : 1.stick fast by,stick to 2.devoted to belief/religion/party 3.carry out plan adhere to the plan/rules // cohere espouse adhesive : 1.substance to bond things together 2.tending to adhere //adhesion adjourn : 1.suspend Adjourn the meeting for a week2.to end The court adjo