GRE Word List
ABSCOND
depart secretly and hide
The meaning of the word abscond is depart secretly and hide.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dislodge | remove (forcibly); force out of a position; Ex. dislodge the food caught in his throat; CF. lodge |
| angular | sharp-cornered; having an angle; not rounded (body); bony; lean; gaunt; stiff in manner |
| automaton | mechanism that imitates actions of humans; machine that works by itself |
| filch | steal (things of small value) |
| piecemeal | one part at a time; gradually; in stages; Ex. read a novel piecemeal |
| degradation | humiliation; debasement; degeneration; V. degrade: debase; disgrace; degenerate; reduce (something) in worth; demote (someone); reduce in rank |
| insidious | treacherous; stealthy; sly; working or spreading harmfully in a stealthy manner; Ex. insidious spreading of dry rot |
| churlish | boorish; rude; N. churl: boor; yahoo |
| truism | self-evident truth |
| doom | condemnation to a severe penalty; ruin; fate (esp. a tragic or ruinous one); V. |
