High Frequency Vocabulary for IELTS, TOEFL, SAT , GRE, GMAT ( Part-1)

High Frequency Vocabulary ( Part-1)

Abash – to make ashamed, to embarrass

Abate – Subside, to reduce

Abdicate – to step down from a position of power or responsibility

Aberration - something not typical, a deviation from the standard

Abhor – to hate very much, to detest

Abject – hopeless, extremely sad and servile, defeated

Abnegate – to deny oneself things, to reject, to renounce

Abortive- unsuccessful

Abridge – to shorten, to condense

Absolute – total, unlimited, perfect

Absolve – to forgive or free from blame, to free from sin

Word	Synonyms	Antonyms
Abash	Confuse, discomfit	Calm , comfort
Abate	Decline, ease	Appear, distend
Abdicate	Renounce, resign	Usurp, claim
Aberration	Dementia,rage,Insanity	Lucidity, normality
Abhor	Despise , detest	Desire , prefer
Abject	Base, slavish	Arrogant , imperious
Abnegate	Abdicate , relinquish	Defend, guard
Abortive	Barren , empty	Meaningful, sufficient
Abridge	Shorten, elide	Prolong, extend
Absolute	Autocratic , despotic	Lawful, restrained
Absolve	Acquit , clear	Accuse , arraign

Quick Quiz #1 (Match words in the first column with its definition in the second column.

1        Abash 2        Abate 3        Abdicate 4        Aberration 5        Abhor 6        Abject 7        Abnegate 8        Abortive 9        Abridge 10    Absolute 11    Absolve

a)      Step down from power b)      Hopeless c)      Unsuccessful d)      Forgive e)      Total f)       Subside g)      Detest ‘ h)      Shorten i)        Deviation j)        Embarrass k)      Renounce