Essential Words for Competitive Exams

Spread the love

Essential Words that you should know and be able to use in order to ace Competitive Exams like IELTS, TOEFL, SAT, GMAT, GRE, UPSC, IBPS, CAT, XAT, and other recruitment or admission examinations.

A
Definition of abandon

abandon


– give up completely (a practice or a course of action)


Definition of abase

abase


– behave in a way that belittles or degrades (someone)
– to bring someone down, often either in their job, rank,

Definition of abash

abash


– to embarrass someone or make them feel uncomfortable


Definition of abate

abate


– to make or become less in amount, intensity, degree, etc.


Definition of abbreviate

abbreviate


– shorten (a word, phrase, or text); shorten the duration of


Definition of abduct

abduct


– take (someone) away illegally by force or deception


Definition of aberration

aberration


– a change from what is typical or usual, especially a temporary change


Definition of abet

abet


– to support, assist or encourage someone to do something wrong or illegal


B
Definition of barbarous

barbarous


– extremely cruel or unpleasant
– primitive and uncivilized


Definition of beguile

beguile


– to persuade, attract, or interest someone, often in a deceptive way


C
Definition of caress

caress


– to touch or kiss someone in a gentle and loving way


Skip to toolbar