Abdicate GRE Vocabulary Flashcard /ˈæb.dɪ.keɪt/ (verb) to resign an important position, surrender, renounce the throne, cede, quit, step down, relinquish, abandon, give up, hand over – neglect duty or responsibility After ruling for less than one year, Edward VIII becomes the first English monarch to voluntarily abdicate the throne. He chose to abdicate after the…
Discard 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 35 /dɪˈskɑːd/ (noun & verb) Verb: to get rid of something that is not needed anymore, jettison, dispose of, toss out, abandon, throw away, eliminate, dispense with, reject, remove, cast off, repudiate, dump Noun: (of a card game) a card that you have got rid of or discarded Now…
Neglect 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 6 Neglect 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 6 /nɪˈglekt/ (noun & verb) to give inadequate attention to someone or something, ignore, be lax about, overlook, pass over, disregard, desert, abandon, forget, avoid – negligence, abandonment, desertion, lack of care, inattention Neglect means the failure (whether intentional, careless or due…
Abandon 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 1 Abandon 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 1 /əˈbæn.dən/ (noun & verb) to leave or give up, dump, throw away, stop doing an activity before finishing it, leave or desert a place or person permanently, leave behind, end, call off, cancel, halt, abort, in a completely uncontrolled way, lack…
Hansel and Gretel Fairy Tale Hansel and Gretel Fairy Tale Available in the public domain at: https://www.gutenberg.org/ Hard by a great forest dwelt a poor wood-cutter with his wife and his two children. The boy was called Hansel and the girl Gretel. He had little to bite and to break, and once when great dearth…
Cancel Cancel (verb) /ˈkænt.səl/ to stop something from existing or happening – revoke – abolish – end – stop – abandon – call off – terminate: The two companies could no longer cooperate with each other and had to cancel their contract. Antonyms: prolong, renew, proceed Noun: cancellation Noun: canceller Adjective: cancellable