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 |
|---|---|
| supererogatory | observed or performed to an extent not enjoined or required |
| alienate | to cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed |
| communal | of or relating to one or more communes |
| instigate | to goad or urge forward : provoke |
| fatuous | complacently or inanely foolish : silly |
| render | to melt down |
| pathetic | having a capacity to move one to either compassionate or contemptuous pity |
| desperate | having lost hope |
| embroider | to ornament with needlework |
| scanty | limited or less than sufficient in degree, quantity, or extent |