GRE Word List

ABSCOND

to depart secretly and hide oneself

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

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WordMeaning
supererogatoryobserved or performed to an extent not enjoined or required
alienateto cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed
communalof or relating to one or more communes
instigateto goad or urge forward : provoke
fatuouscomplacently or inanely foolish : silly
renderto melt down
pathetichaving a capacity to move one to either compassionate or contemptuous pity
desperatehaving lost hope
embroiderto ornament with needlework
scantylimited or less than sufficient in degree, quantity, or extent