Csny Spring 2013 Vocabulary - Ab

Front 1

Abandon (V)

Back 1

To leave completely and finally

Sentence: "I abandoned my family"

Front 2

Abate (V)

Back 2

To reduce in amount, degree, intensity

Sentence: "I hope the severe cold abates soon"

Front 3

Abdicate (V)

Back 3

To renounce or relinquish a throne

Sentence: "The king abdicated"

Front 4

Abduct (V)

Back 4

To carry off or lead away

Sentence: "The man claimed he was abducted by aliens"

Front 5

Aberrant (Adj)

Back 5

Departing from the right, normal

Sentence: "The man lived an aberrant lifestyle"

Front 6

Abhorrent (Adj)

Back 6

Detestable; Loathsome

Sentence: "He was upset with the abhorrent treatment of the prisoner"

Front 7

Abjure (V)

Back 7

To Renounce; Restrict; Recant

Sentence: "She wanted to abjure her errors"

Front 8

Abnormal (Adj)

Back 8

Not normal or average

Sentence: "That is abnormal behavior"

Front 9

Abruptness (Adj)

Back 9

Sudden or unexpected

Sentence: "That was an abrupt turn of events"

Front 10

Abscond (V)

Back 10

To depart in a sudden and secret manner

Sentence: "He absconded with the money"

Front 11

Abstemious (Adj)

Back 11

Sparing or moderate in eating and drinking

Sentence: "Some see positives in the abstemious life"

Front 12

Absentminded (Adj)

Back 12

So lost in thought that one does not realize what one is doing

Sentence: "The absentminded girl could not get her head out of the clouds"

Front 13

Absolve (V)

Back 13

To free from guilt or blame

Sentence: "He was absolved of the murder charges"

Front 14

Abstruse (Adj)

Back 14

Hard to understand; Esoteric (understood by or meant for only the select few who have special knowledge or interest)

Sentence: "The theories were abstruse"

Front 15

Abundant (Adj)

Back 15

Great quantity

Sentence: "The farm had an abundant supply of apples"

Front 16

Abusive (Adj)

Back 16

Using, containing, or characterized by harshly or coarsely insulting language

Sentence: "He was an abusive person"

Front 17

Abbreviate (V)

Back 17

To shorten by omitting letters and substituting shorter forms (ft. for foot, for example)

Sentence: "Can you please abbreviate the word"

Front 18

Abhor (V)

Back 18

To regard with extreme aversion. Hatred

Sentence: "I abhor the song"

Front 19

Abnegate (V)

Back 19

To refuse or deny oneself; relinquish

Sentence: "To do otherwise is to abnegate responsibility for the future of our country."

Front 20

Ablution (N)

Back 20

A cleansing with water or other liquid, especially as a religious ritual.

Sentence: "If the water does not flow on the skin, there is no ablution and so no baptism."

Front 21

Absorb (V)

Back 21

To suck up or drink in (a liquid); soak up

Sentence: "The sponge absorbed the water"