GRE Word List

ABSCOND

to depart secretly and hide oneself

The meaning of the word abscond is to depart secretly and hide oneself.

Random words

WordMeaning
complementsomething that fills up, completes, or makes better or perfect
hortatoryhortative
burnishto make shiny or lustrous especially by rubbing
distinctionthe act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference
stridentcharacterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound
remorsea gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach
acclimateto adapt (someone) to a new temperature, altitude, climate, environment, or situation
historicalof, relating to, or having the character of history
tantalizeto tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach
cabalthe contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government)