Advanced Vocabulary in Context

Abandon means to leave behind completely or give up on someone or something. Lucy deciding to abandon her child means she is leaving the child behind. Abaft is a nautical term meaning toward the rear, abeyance means temporary suspension, and abase means to humble or degrade.

Abeyance means a state of temporary disuse or suspension. When activities are in abeyance, they are temporarily paused or suspended. The sentence describes industrial activities being suspended due to power failure. Abstruse means hard to understand, abandon means to leave, and abase means to humble.

Aberrant means deviating from what is normal or expected. His unusual or abnormal behavior is causing his friends to worry about the impact of the divorce. Abaft means toward the rear (nautical), abrupt means sudden or brusque, and abstruse means difficult to understand.

Abject means utter, complete, or hopeless - often used with poverty or misery. Abject poverty means completely hopeless or wretched poverty. Abase means to humble or degrade, abjure means to renounce an oath or belief, and aberrant means deviating from normal.

Abnegation means self-denial or renunciation of desires and rights. The woman's laughing after her loss shows she's consciously giving up her worries rather than dwelling on them. Abstinence refers to self-restraint (usually from indulgences), accolade is an honor, and accrue means to accumulate.

Abridged means shortened or condensed while keeping the main content. Editors abridge stories to make them more concise and readable. Abjured means renounced an oath, absconded means escaped, and abdicated means relinquished power.

Abstinence is the practice of restraining from indulging in something, often food or drink. Athletes often practice abstinence from certain foods to maintain their diet. Abeyance means temporary suspension, abnegation is self-denial, and accolade is praise.

Absolve means to free someone from guilt, blame, or responsibility. The brothers forgave each other for their past arguments. Abdicate means to give up power, accrued means accumulated, and abominated means hated.

Abhor means to hate or detest intensely. The tense jaw when he walks in indicates strong negative emotion toward him. Abase means to humble, abject is hopelessly submissive, and abstruse means hard to understand.

 Avoid is the correct choice because it signifies what it would do if faced with the other team. Abdicate is not correct because the team would need to be in a championship spot, furthermore it is rarely used outside of royalty. Abandon is incorrect because this would suggest that the two teams are working together towards a common goal. Abjure is incorrect because abjure means to renounce such as an oath and there is no indication to this in the sentence.

Abrupt means sudden, unexpected, or brusque in manner. A marriage ending abruptly would shock everyone familiar with the couple. Abaft is nautical for 'toward the rear', abstruse means obscure, and abject means miserable.

Abominate means to loathe or hate intensely. Randall strongly dislikes the traffic he encounters daily. Absolves means forgives, abstruses is not a valid verb form, and abjects is incorrectly formed.

Avoid means to keep away from or prevent something happening. The couple wants to leave the reception early, so they'll avoid staying long. Abscond means to escape, abjure means to renounce, and abdicate means to give up power.

Abstruse means difficult to understand or obscure. A topic so abstruse would force a student to stop reading because it's incomprehensible. Accrue means to accumulate, abase means to humble, and abaft is a nautical term.

Acquire means to gain or obtain something. She gained knowledge over her college career. Accolade is an honor (noun), accrue means to accumulate gradually, and abdicate means to relinquish power.

Absolve means to declare someone free from guilt, blame, or responsibility. Judges absolve defendants of charges. Abase means to humble, abjure means to renounce, and accrue means to accumulate.

Accolades are awards, praises, or expressions of admiration. Following a triumph, praise would flow into the dressing room. Accruals are accumulated amounts, abstineces is misspelled, and abnegations are self-denials.

Abaft means toward the rear or stern of a ship. Since the fire was at the front, passengers would logically move toward the rear (abaft) to escape. Abase means to humble, aboard means on the ship, and abridge means to shorten.

Acceded means to agree or yield to demands, fitting the context of negotiating peace when facing defeat. Abrogated means repealed, acclaimed means praised, and absolved means forgiven. Acceding to talks is the logical action when defeat is imminent.

Abrogate means to repeal or do away with a law. The negative construction 'would not abrogate' means the new government upheld the existing law. Acclaim means praise, abominate means to hate, and accede means to agree to.

Acclaim means praise or recognition, which a successful Broadway revival receives. Absolve means to forgive, accede means to agree to, and abrogate means to repeal. Critical success brings wide acclaim.

The sentence asks to withhold negative judgment until hearing the full explanation. Abominate means to loathe or hate, which fits the context of condemning someone prematurely. Accolade is an award, abjure means to renounce, and abscond means to flee.

Abandon means to give up or terminate a relationship. The context suggests ending a business relationship due to payment issues. Abhor means to hate, abdicate means to renounce power, and abase means to humiliate.

Abase means to humble or humiliate. The insecure father, failing at his own goals, takes out his frustration by humiliating his children when they fail. This is psychological projection - humiliating others to feel superior.

Abbreviated means shortened or cut short. The illness forced an early return, shortening the vacation. Abased means humiliated, abandoned means completely given up, and abdicated means renounced responsibility.