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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| commemorative | intended as a commemoration |
| suffuse | to spread over or through in the manner of fluid or light : flush |
| cede | to yield or grant typically by treaty |
| codicil | a legal instrument made to modify an earlier will |
| askance | with disapproval or distrust : scornfully |
| shrewd | marked by clever discerning awareness and hardheaded acumen |
| steadfast | firmly fixed in place : immovable |
| gainsay | to declare to be untrue or invalid |
| apiarist | beekeeper |