GRE中的同义反义词汇.doc

Putnams Word Book by Louis A. Flemming A Abandon, v. desert, forsake, forego, discard, relinquish, repudiate, waive, renounce, abdicate. Antonyms: retain, maintain, continue, cherish. abandon, n. unrestraint, wantonness. abandoned, a. forsaken, deserted, derelict, castaway, rejected; depraved, reprobate, incorrigible, arrant, graceless, irreformable. abandonment, n. desertion, relinquishment, dereliction, reprobation, surrender, evacuation, rejection, abdication. Antonyms: retention, continuance, maintenance, persistence. abase, v. humble, degrade, dishonor, reduce, humiliate. abasement, n. humiliation, reduction, dishonor, degradation, ignominy. abash, v. disconcert, confuse, discomfit, discompose, chagrin, mortify, embarrass. abashment, n. discomfiture, confusion, mortification, chagrin, embarrassment. abate, v. moderate, assuage, subside, diminish, intermit. Antonyms: See increase. abatement, n. moderation, diminution, reduction, subsidence, decrease. a b c. alphabet, symbols; rudiments, elements, first principles. a b c book. primer, hornbook. abdomen, n. belly, paunch. Associated words: abdominal, ventral, paunchy, abdominous, peritoneum, peritonitis, celiac, laparotomy, groin, eventration, abdominoscopy, hypogastric, hypogastrium. abduction, n. kidnapping, child-stealing, man-stealing, defiliation. Associated words: abduct, abductor. aberration, n. wandering, deviation; abnormity, irregularity; madness, mania. abet, v. instigate, encourage, incite, egg on, foment, uphold. abetment, n. instigation, incitement, encouragement. abeyance, n. suspension, indetermination. abhor, v. abominate, loathe, hate, detest. abhorrence, n. detestation, loathing, repugnance, abomination. abhorrent, a. repugnant, detestable, loathsome, repulsive. abide, v. dwell, stay, sojourn, continue, remain; acquiesce, conform to. abiding, a. continuing, lasting, stable. ability, n. competence, efficiency, aptitude, capacity, skill, proficiency, capability. Antonyms: inability, incapability.