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

WordMeaning
antecedentsa 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")
commemorativeintended as a commemoration
suffuseto spread over or through in the manner of fluid or light : flush
cedeto yield or grant typically by treaty
codicila legal instrument made to modify an earlier will
askancewith disapproval or distrust : scornfully
shrewdmarked by clever discerning awareness and hardheaded acumen
steadfastfirmly fixed in place : immovable
gainsayto declare to be untrue or invalid
apiaristbeekeeper