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 |
|---|---|
| retort | to pay or hurl back : return |
| malefactor | one who commits an offense against the law |
| correlate | either of two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other (such as husband and wife) |
| sheaf | a quantity of the stalks and ears of a cereal grass or sometimes other plant material bound together |
| pharisaical | marked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness |
| console | an architectural member projecting from a wall to form a bracket or from a keystone for ornament |
| pacifist | an adherent to pacifism : someone who opposes war or violence as a means of settling disputes |
| annihilate | to cause to cease to exist : to do away with entirely so that nothing remains |
| rhapsodize | to speak or write in a rhapsodic manner |
| sphinx-like | enigmatic; mysterious |