Unit 1
aback ad.向后;逆帆 [BACK]

abaft ad.prep.在船尾;在...之后 [A + -baft ]

abandon v.放弃;放纵;遗弃

abase v.降低;贬抑 [A-, baissier to lower ult ]

abash v.使局促不安 [bash; unabashed]

abate v.减少;减轻 [rebate 将<已付金额的一部分>予以折扣,回扣,退还]

abbey n.大修道院; 大教堂 [Abba上帝 abbacy 男修道院长(abbot)之职务(辖区,任期) abbess女修道院院长;尼庵住持]

abbreviation n.缩短;缩写 [brevity 短暂;简短]

abdicate v.放弃权利;让位 [AB-, dicare declare]

abdomen n.腹;下腹 [abdominal adj.]

abduct v.绑架;拐走 [viaduct陆桥,高架桥 (道路,铁路]

abed ad.在床上 [A, BED ill(sick)~病卧床上 lie~躺在床上]

aberration n.离开正路;脱离常轨 [errant 错误的,偏离的;游历的;遍历危险的]

abet v.教唆;唆使 [bait(装于钓)上或陷阱中的钩饵]

abeyance n.中止;暂搁

abhor v.憎恨;厌恶 [horrible]

abide v.容忍;忍受 [abide by 遵守<规则、法令、决定等>]

abject a.可怜的;卑鄙的 [reject]

abjure v.发誓断绝;公开放弃 [jurare; purjury]

ablution n.沐浴 [antediluvian 诺亚(Noah)洪水前的;太古的;过时的 (cf deluge)]

abnegate v.放弃权利;舍弃;戒禁快乐 [AB-, negare deny]

abnormal a.不正常的;变态的 [earlier and F anormal, anomal ]

assoc with  abnormis: ABNORMITY

abode n.住所 [verbal noun of ABIDE: cf. ride, rode, road]

abolition n.废除;革除 [abolish]

abominate v.痛恨;痛恶 [ominous (omen 的形容词)不祥的;凶兆的]

aboriginal a.原始的;土著的 [ab+origin+al]

abortive a.失败的;无意的 [oriental; abort]

abound v.充满;富于 [abundant]

abrade v.摩擦;磨掉 [erase; abrasion (abrade的名词)(岩石的)剥蚀;(机械的)磨损]

abridge v.缩短;删节

abrogate v.废止;取消 [interogative rogation (常 ~s)(基督教)(耶稣升天节前三天做的)祷告 rogatory请求的;要求的]

abrupt a.突然的;意外的 [ab+rupt=rumpere]

abscond v.潜逃 [condiments 调味料(seasoning) (芥茉、胡椒等)]

absolve v.赦免;解除 [solution]

abstain v.戒除;禁绝 [tenere]

abstemious a.饮食有度;有节制的 [temetum]

abstinence n.禁食 [abs+tinence ABSTINENT]

abstracted a.心不在焉的 [intractable; abstract]

abstruse a.深奥的 [intrusion]

absurd a.不合理的;荒唐的 [AB-, surdus deaf, dull]

abundant a.丰富的;富裕的

abuse v.乱用;妄用 [ab+use disabuse 解除某人的迷惑;使醒悟]

abut v.紧邻;接靠 [a+but]

abyss n.深渊;地狱

accede v.同意 [ac+cede]

accelerate v.加速进行 [ac+celer+ate;concede]

accentuate v.重读;强调 [ac+cent=cant+uate;ACCENT;cantata(音乐)清唱剧]

accessible a.易接近的;易受影响的 [accessible or LL accessibilis; ACCEDE; access]

accessory n.附件;从犯 [ac+ces+sory;ACCEDE]

accidental a.偶然的;意外的
　
acclaim v.欢呼;喝采 [ac+claim=clamare;clamorous吵闹的,喧嚷的; acclamation]

acclimate v.适应于新环境 [ac+climate CLIMATE acclamation]

acclivity n.向上的陡坡 [ac+cliv+ity proclivity]

accolade n.赞美;赏赐 [ac+col=collum+ade; collar]