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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| confound | to throw (a person) into confusion or perplexity |
| placate | to soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease |
| lag | one that lags or is last |
| mausoleum | a large tomb |
| gall | brazen boldness coupled with impudent assurance and insolence |
| authoritarian | of, relating to, or favoring blind submission to authority |
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
| discomfit | to put into a state of perplexity and embarrassment : disconcert |
| shyster | a person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger |
| figment | something made up or contrived |