GMAT考试：GMAT每日一读之词汇篇（一）

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LIST 1 abandon-- ambrosial

abandon vt. 放弃,沉溺 来源：考试大

to give (oneself) over unrestrainedly

abandon:inhibition :: despair:hope
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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 来源：考试大

to reduce in degree or intensity

abate : tax :: alleviate : distress

abate <> intensify / promote

abbreviate vt. 缩写,使...简略,缩短来源：考试大

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 来源：考试大

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

abdicate : throne :: resign : office

abdicate <> constitute abdicate <> assume

aberrant a.脱离常轨的 来源：考试大

deviating from the usual or natural type : ATYPICAL

aberrant <>typical/normal

abet vt. 教唆,帮助 来源：考试大

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,停止来源：考试大

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 来源：考试大

cast down in spirit : SERVILE, SPIRITLESS

abject <> exultant

abjure vt. 发誓放弃 来源：考试大

to abstain from : AVOID

abjure <>embrace/espouse