GMAT考试：GMAT每日一读之词汇篇（一）1

LIST 1   abandon-- ambrosial

abandon       vt. 放弃,沉溺

to give (oneself) over unrestrainedly 

abandon:inhibition :: despair:hope

abash         a. 害羞的 

to destroy the self-possession or self-confidence of   

unabashed : embarrassment :: unheralded : announcement     

embolden <> abash / faze / cow

abate         v. 减轻，降低

to reduce in degree or intensity  

abate : tax :: alleviate : distress   

abate <> intensify / promote

abbreviate    vt. 缩写,使...简略,缩短

to make briefer;  especially   : to reduce to a shorter form intended to stand for the whole 

abbreviate: sentence:: abridgment : essay

abbreviate <> extend

abdicate      v. 让位，辞职，放弃 

to renounce a throne, high office, dignity, or function

abdicate : throne :: resign : office  

abdicate  <> constitute    abdicate <> assume

aberrant      a.脱离常轨的 

deviating from the usual or natural type : ATYPICAL    

aberrant <>typical/normal

abet          vt. 教唆,帮助

to assist or support in the achievement of a purpose   

abet:assistance::counsel:guidance

abet <> thwart / impede     

stymie <> abet

frustrate <>abet

abeyance      n. 中止,暂搁,停止

temporary inactivity : SUSPENSION     

abeyance<>continuance

abhor         vt.憎恶  (n. abhorrence) to regard with extreme repugnance 

abhorrence : dislike :: adoration : fondness 

abiding       a. 永久的，持久的，不变的  

ENDURING, CONTINUING    

abiding <>evanescent

abject        adj. ①凄惨的 ②怯懦的  

cast down in spirit : SERVILE, SPIRITLESS    

abject <> exultant

abjure        vt. 发誓放弃

to abstain from : AVOID

abjure <>embrace/espouse