1. abbreviate : shorten

　　Because we were runningout of time, the lecturer had to abbreviate her speech.

　　2. abate : subsideor moderate

　　Rather than leaving immediately, they waited for the storm toabate.

　　3. absolute : complete; totally unlimited; certain

　　Althoughthe King of Siam was an absolute monarch, he did not want to behead hisunfaithful wife without absolute evidence of her infidelity.

　　4. abstract :theoretical; not concrete; non-representational

　　To him, hunger was anabstract concept; he had never missed a meal.

　　5. abusive : coarselyinsulting; physically harmful

　　An abusive parent damages a child bothmentally and physically.

　　6. accelerate : move faster

　　In our scienceclass, we learn how falling bodies accelerate.

　　7. accessible : easy toapproach; obtainable

　　We asked our guide whether the ruins were accessibleon foot.

　　8. abscond : depart secretly and hide

　　The teller abscondedwith the bonds and was not found.

　　9. aberrant : abnormal or deviant

　　Given the aberrant nature of the data, we came to doubt the validity of theentire experiment.

　　14. adulterate : make impure by mixing with basersubstances

　　It is a crime to adulterate foods without informing thebuyer.

　　15. adversity : poverty, misfortune

　　We must learn to meetadversity gracefully.

　　16. abase : lower; degrade; humiliate

　　Annaexpected to have to curtsy to the King of Siam; when told to cast herself downon the ground before him, however she refused to abase herself.

　　17. abash :embarrass

　　He was not at all abashed by her open admiration.

　　18.abdicate : renounce; give up

　　When Edward VII abdicated the Britishthrone, he surprised the entire world.

　　20. abject : wretched; lackingpride

　　On the streets of New York the homeless live in abject poverty,huddling in doorways to find shelter from the wind.

　　21. abjure : renounceupon oath

　　He abjured his allegiance to the king.

　　24. abominate :loathe; hate

　　Moses scolded the idol worshippers in the tribe because heabominated the custom.

　　25. abrasive: rubbing away; tending to grinddown

　　Just as abrasive cleaning powders can wear away a shiny finish,abrasive remarks can wear away a listeners patience.

　　26. abrogate :abolish

　　He intended to abrogate the decree issued by hispredecessor.

　　27. absolve : pardon

　　The father confessorabsolved him of his sins.

　　28. abstain : refrain; withhold fromparticipation

　　After considering the effect of alcohol on his athleticperformance, he decided to abstain from drinking while he trained for therace.

　　31. accede : agree

　　If I accede to this demand for blackmail, Iam afraid that I will be the victim of future demands.

　　32. acclimate :adjust to climate or environment

　　One of the difficulties of our presentair age is the need of travelers to acclimate themselves to their new and oftenstrange environments.

　　33. acclivity : sharp upslope of a hill

　　Thecar could not go up the acclivity in high gear.

　　35. accord :agreement

　　She was in complete accord with the verdict.

　　36.accost : approach and speak first to a person

　　When the two young menaccosted me, I was frightened because I thought they were going to attackme.

　　38. accretion : growth; increase

　　The accretion of wealth markedthe familys rise in power.

　　39. accrue : come about by addition

　　Youmust pay the interest that has accrued on your debt as well as the principalsum.

　　40. acidulous : slightly sour; sharp; caustic

　　James wasunpopular because of his sarcastic and acidulous remarks.

　　42. acquiesce :assent; agree passively

　　Although she appeared to acquiesce to heremployers suggestions, I could tell she had reservations about the changes hewanted made.

　　43. acquittal : deliverance from a charge

　　His acquittalby the jury surprised those who had thought him guilty.

　　45. acrimonious :stinging, caustic

　　His tendency to utter acrimonious remarks alienated hisaudience.

　　47. actuate : motivate

　　I fail to understand what actuatedyou to reply to this letter so nastily.

　　53. adherent : supporter;follower

　　In the wake of the scandal, the senators one-time adherentquietly deserted him.

　　54. adjunct : something attached to but holdingan inferior position

　　I will entertain this concept as an adjunct to themain proposal.

　　1. abbreviate : shorten

　　Because we were runningout of time, the lecturer had to abbreviate her speech.

　　2. abate : subsideor moderate

　　Rather than leaving immediately, they waited for the storm toabate.

　　3. absolute : complete; totally unlimited; certain

　　Althoughthe King of Siam was an absolute monarch, he did not want to behead hisunfaithful wife without absolute evidence of her infidelity.

　　4. abstract :theoretical; not concrete; non-representational

　　To him, hunger was anabstract concept; he had never missed a meal.

　　5. abusive : coarselyinsulting; physically harmful

　　An abusive parent damages a child bothmentally and physically.

　　6. accelerate : move faster

　　In our scienceclass, we learn how falling bodies accelerate.

　　7. accessible : easy toapproach; obtainable

　　We asked our guide whether the ruins were accessibleon foot.

　　8. abscond : depart secretly and hide

　　The teller abscondedwith the bonds and was not found.

　　9. aberrant : abnormal or deviant

　　Given the aberrant nature of the data, we came to doubt the validity of theentire experiment.

　　14. adulterate : make impure by mixing with basersubstances

　　It is a crime to adulterate foods without informing thebuyer.

　　15. adversity : poverty, misfortune

　　We must learn to meetadversity gracefully.

　　16. abase : lower; degrade; humiliate

　　Annaexpected to have to curtsy to the King of Siam; when told to cast herself downon the ground before him, however she refused to abase herself.

　　17. abash :embarrass

　　He was not at all abashed by her open admiration.

　　18.abdicate : renounce; give up

　　When Edward VII abdicated the Britishthrone, he surprised the entire world.

　　20. abject : wretched; lackingpride

　　On the streets of New York the homeless live in abject poverty,huddling in doorways to find shelter from the wind.

　　21. abjure : renounceupon oath

　　He abjured his allegiance to the king.

　　24. abominate :loathe; hate

　　Moses scolded the idol worshippers in the tribe because heabominated the custom.

　　25. abrasive: rubbing away; tending to grinddown

　　Just as abrasive cleaning powders can wear away a shiny finish,abrasive remarks can wear away a listeners patience.

　　26. abrogate :abolish

　　He intended to abrogate the decree issued by hispredecessor.

　　27. absolve : pardon

　　The father confessorabsolved him of his sins.

　　28. abstain : refrain; withhold fromparticipation

　　After considering the effect of alcohol on his athleticperformance, he decided to abstain from drinking while he trained for therace.

　　31. accede : agree

　　If I accede to this demand for blackmail, Iam afraid that I will be the victim of future demands.

　　32. acclimate :adjust to climate or environment

　　One of the difficulties of our presentair age is the need of travelers to acclimate themselves to their new and oftenstrange environments.

　　33. acclivity : sharp upslope of a hill

　　Thecar could not go up the acclivity in high gear.

　　35. accord :agreement

　　She was in complete accord with the verdict.

　　36.accost : approach and speak first to a person

　　When the two young menaccosted me, I was frightened because I thought they were going to attackme.

　　38. accretion : growth; increase

　　The accretion of wealth markedthe familys rise in power.

　　39. accrue : come about by addition

　　Youmust pay the interest that has accrued on your debt as well as the principalsum.

　　40. acidulous : slightly sour; sharp; caustic

　　James wasunpopular because of his sarcastic and acidulous remarks.

　　42. acquiesce :assent; agree passively

　　Although she appeared to acquiesce to heremployers suggestions, I could tell she had reservations about the changes hewanted made.

　　43. acquittal : deliverance from a charge

　　His acquittalby the jury surprised those who had thought him guilty.

　　45. acrimonious :stinging, caustic

　　His tendency to utter acrimonious remarks alienated hisaudience.

　　47. actuate : motivate

　　I fail to understand what actuatedyou to reply to this letter so nastily.

　　53. adherent : supporter;follower

　　In the wake of the scandal, the senators one-time adherentquietly deserted him.

　　54. adjunct : something attached to but holdingan inferior position

　　I will entertain this concept as an adjunct to themain proposal.