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VOCA MASTER ab- (away) ab- abs- a- 1. abs- : abstract / abstain 2. a- : avert abdicate [ bdikéit] n. abdication resign, renounce, surrender, relinquish force the king to abdicate his throne He continues to abdicate his responsibility. ab(away) dic(speak) abdicate Diana abdicate abduct [æbd=kt] kidnap, snatch n. abduction abduct a child for ransom ab(away) duc(lead) abduct hostage ransom conduct / deduct deduce / induct / induce reduce / seduce / traduce 14 VOCA MASTER
A aberrant [ b - bèr nt] abnormal, deviant, eccentric n. aberration his aberrant behavior ab(away) errstray (trend) error erroneous erratic abhor [æbh ; ] abominate, detest, loathe n. abhorrence a. abhorrent I abhor any kind of violence. ab(away) hor(shudder) horror horrible, horrific, horrid abhorrence abject [ bd,ekt] miserable, wretched, hopeless servile, mean, subservient people living in abject poverty an abject apology ab(away) ject(throw) abolish [ b li / b l-] abrogate, repeal, annul, invalidate n. abolition Slavery should be abolished. ab(away) ol(d) Chapter 1 15
VOCA MASTER abominate [ b m néit b m-] abhor, loathe, detest n. abomination a. abominable terrible abominate uncivilized, primitive behavior ab(away) omin<omen abominable ominous abortion [ b ; Ân] termination a. abortive unsuccessful vt. abort She decided to have an abortion. ab(away) or(born) abortion abortive original orient miscarriage aboriginal [ b ríd, nâl] indigenous, native n. aborigine the island s aboriginal inhabitants ab(from) original abrasive [ brèisiv] rough, coarse rude, harsh v. abrade chafe n. abrasion an abrasive paper Harry is abrasive and arrogant. ab(away) ras<rad(scrape) 16 VOCA MASTER
A abrogate [ br géit] abolish, repeal, nullify, invalidate Both governments decided to abrogate the treaty. ab(away) rog abrupt [ br=pt] blunt, brusque, curt sudden, unexpected The machine came to an abrupt end. Sorry, I didn t mean to be so abrupt. ab(away) rupt(burst) abscond [æbsk nd / -sk nd] flee, defect, decamp, run off A boy absconded from the house. ab(s)(away) cond(hide) abscond form : recondite absolve [æbz lv] n. absolution exempt, acquit, exonerate, relieve absolve the teenagers of their wrongdoing ab(away) solve absolve A of[from] B : A B resolve insolvent Chapter 1 17
VOCA MASTER abstain [æbstèin] refrain, forbear, forgo n. abstinence a. abstinent abstemious The patient must abstain from drinking. ab(s)(away) tain(hold) abstain from abstruse [æbstrù;s] an abstruse theory difficult, profound, recondite ab(s)(away) trus<tract(draw) abstract abstruse Zodiac absurd [æbsá; d -zá; d] foolish, ridiculous, ludicrous, inane n. absurdity What an absurd idea! ab(away) surd(deaf) absurd abundant [ b=nd nt] affluent, plentiful, copious, opulent vi. abound (in) an abundant supply of fresh water ab(away) und(wave) redundant inundate undulate 18 VOCA MASTER
A avert [ vá; t] prevent, preclude, forestall turn away n. aversion a. averse The fire could have been averted. He averted his eyes. a<ab(away) vert(turn) convert divert revert subvert ad- (to, toward) ad- abbreviate acclaim affable aggravate alleviate annul appease arrogant assent attest abandon [ b nd n] surrender, forsake, discard, desert How could she abandon her own child? a(d)(to) ban(d)(control) ban banish contraband bandit abbreviate [ brí;viéit] shorten n. abbreviation a. abbreviated Kilometer is usually abbreviated to km. ab<ad(to) brev(short) abridge brief brevity abbreviation Chapter 1 19
VOCA MASTER abet [ bèt] agitate, incite, instigate, goad n. abettor aid and abet a crime a(d) bet(bait) abet bet bait abet abiding [ báidi\] lasting, enduring vi. abide abide by his abiding concern for her a(d)(to) bid(stay) abode abide by abridge [ bríd,] summarize, condense, compress, epitomize a. abridged an abridged version of the masterpiece novel a(d)(to) bridg(brief) abridge (abridged) acclaim [ klèim] praise, laud commend, compliment, hail The movie was acclaimed by many critics. Her acting in the movie won great acclaim. ac<ad(to) claim(shout) acclaim applaud claim clamor clamorous 20 VOCA MASTER
A accolade [ k léid] honor, award the highest accolade ac<ad(to) cola(neck) (knight) accomplice [ k mplis / k m-] a person who helps criminal The culprit escaped in a stolen car driven by an accomplice. ac<ad(to) com(together) plic(fold) accessory accost [ k (;)st k st] address I was accosted by four youths. ac<ad(to) cost(side) accost cost coast coast accost accrue [ krù;] increase, augment, add n. accretion, accrual interest accruing in my saving accounts ac<ad(to) crue < cre(grow) Chapter 1 21
VOCA MASTER accumulate [ kjù;mj léit] amass, hoard, garner n. accumulation a. accumulative He continued to accumulate wealth. ac<ad(to) cumul(heap up) cumulative accuse [ kjù;z] charge, indict, prosecute, arraign criticize, condemn, censure, denounce n. accusation n. the accused They accused the official of corruption. Steve accused her of lying. ac<ad(to) cuse(lawsuit) accuse A of B : A B acquaint accustom, familiarize [ kwèint] inform, apprise, notify I acquainted myself with the new surroundings. acquaint the police with the fact ac<ad(to) quaint(know) acquaint oneself with acquaint A with B : A B quaint 22 VOCA MASTER
A acquiesce [ kwiès] agree, accede, consent acquiesce in his decision ac<ad(toward) quie(quiet) acquiesce in[to] : acquit [ kwít] absolve convict n. acquittal The jury acquitted Dave of murder. ad(to) quit acquit A of B : A B quiet tranquil acquiesce addict [ díkt] unable to stop taking harmful things n. addict a drug addict n. addiction a. addictive Over 10 million Koreans are addicted to nicotine. ad(to) dict(speak) be addicted to : adept [ dèpt] proficient, adroit, dexterous, deft He is adept at dealing with difficult customers. ad(to) ept adapt adopt inept Chapter 1 23