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.

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WordMeaning
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importuneto press or urge with troublesome persistence
ardoran often restless or transitory warmth of feeling
founderone that founds or establishes
flagany of various monocotyledonous plants with long ensiform leaves: such as
complicityassociation or participation in or as if in a wrongful act
compellingthat compels: such as
complacencyself-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies
parvenuone that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it
tentativenot fully worked out or developed