High Frequency Vocabulary for IELTS, TOEFL, SAT , GRE, GMAT ( Part-2)

High Frequency Vocabulary ( Part-2)

Abstinent – abstaining , voluntarily not doing something , especially     something pleasant     that is bad for you or has a bad reputation

Abstract – theoretical , impersonal , condensed

Abstruse – hard to understand

Abysmal – extremely hopeless or wretched, bottomless

Accolade – an award , an honor

Accost – to approach and speak to someone

Acerbic – bitter , sour , severe

Acquiesce – to comply passively , to accept , to assent , to agree

Acrid – harsh , like acid

Acrimonious – full of spite , bitter , nasty

Acumen – Keenness of judgment , mental sharpness

Word	Synonyms	Antonyms
Abstinent	continence, self abnegation	Celibacy, continence
Abstract	conceptual,ideal, ideational	lifelike, natural
Abstruse	arcane, deep, esoteric	easy, facile, simple
Abysmal	bottomless, deep, profound	confined, finite, limited
Accolade	citation, commendation	censure, condemnation
Accost	Annoy , confront	Refrain , avoid
Acerbic	caustic, corrosive, cutting	amusing, droll, merry
Acquiesce	accede, agree, assent	reject, scorn, spurn
Acrid	rancorous, resentful, sore	caring, forgiving, gentle
Acrimonious	acrid, bitter, embittered	loving, sweet, sympathetic,
Acumen	astuteness, caginess	artlessness, greenness, guilelessness

Quick Quiz #2 (Match words in the first column with its definition in the second column.

1. Abstinent
2. Abstract
3. Abstruse
4. Abysmal
5. Accolade
6. Accost
7. Acerbic
8. Acquiesce
9. Acrid
10. Acrimonious
11. Acumen

1. Hard to understand
2. Voluntarily avoiding
3. Wretched
4. Bitter
5. Comply
6. Harsh
7. Mental sharpness
8. Theoretical
9. Award
10. Bitter
11. Approach someone