GRE Word List
ABASH
to destroy the self-possession or self-confidence of (someone) : disconcert
The meaning of the word abash is to destroy the self-possession or self-confidence of (someone) : disconcert.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| besmirch | to cause harm or damage to the purity, luster, or beauty of (something) : sully |
| jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |
| salient | moving by leaps or springs : jumping |
| wrongheaded | stubborn in adherence to wrong opinion or principles |
| magnanimity | the quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity |
| fickle | marked by lack of steadfastness, constancy, or stability : given to erratic changeableness |
| run-down | an item-by-item report or review : summary |
| aspirant | one who aspires |
| prey | an animal taken by a predator as food |
| whit | the smallest part or particle imaginable : bit |