GRE Word List
ABSCOND
depart secretly and hide
The meaning of the word abscond is depart secretly and hide.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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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. |