Wordlist - A2: Abhor to Abominate

 

11. ABHOR [ab-hawr]  
(v) to hate very much; to regard with extreme repugnance or aversion.

Synonyms:

detest, loathe, abominate, despise, execrate.

Antonyms:

love, admire, adore.

Usage:

After Frank's boss yelled at him,Frank thought to himself, "I abhor my boss".

12. ABIDE [uh-bahyd]
(v) to accept without opposition or question; to put up with; tolerate; to remain steadfast or faithful to.

 Synonyms:

accept, bide, stay, stand, support, brook, endure, stomach, tolerate, put up.

Antonyms:

reject, resist, shun, quit, dispute.

Usage:
We all must abide the traffic rules.

13. ABJECT [ab-jekt]
(adj)  most unfortunate or miserable; showing humiliation or submissiveness.

Synonyms:
base, outcast, despicable, forlorn, low-down, wretched, mean.
Antonyms:
exalted, haughty, magnificent, noble, proud, worthy.  

Usage:

On the streets of Mumbai the homeless live in abject poverty

14. ABJURE /æbˈdʒʊər, -ˈdʒɜr/ Show Spelled[ab-joor]
(v) to renounce or retract, esp formally, solemnly, or under oath; to avoid or shun.

Synonyms:
forswear, renounce, relinquish, abandon,  recant repudiate 

Antonyms:

assert, assume, claim, challenge, hold, remain.  

 
Usage: 

1. The king abjured his right over the neighboring country in order to provide peace to the people.
2. In spite of opposition, Galileo refused to abjure his beliefs.

15. ABLUTION [uh-bloo-shuhn]

(n) A washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of a religious rite.

Synonyms:

lavation, ritual-washing, cleansing, decontamination,  purification,  showering

Antonyms:
dirtying, contamination, pollution, adulteration 

Usage: The man is performing his daily ablutions before doing namaz.

16. ABNEGATE [ab-ni-geyt]

(v) to refuse or deny oneself (some rights, conveniences, etc.); renounce especially from indulging in some pleasure;

Synonyms:
reject, forswear, disavow, deny, repudiate, abjure, give up, shun, refrain, abstain, abdicate.

  
Antonyms:
accept, indulge, assert, hold, retain.

Usage:
Mother teresa abnegated the luxuries of life to look into the needs of the poor and the needy.

17. ABNORMAL [ab-nawr-muhl]
(adj) deviating from a standard; not typical, usual, or regular; not normal; extremely or excessively large.
Synonyms:
anomalous, aberrant, irregular, deviant, unnatural, monstrous
Antonyms:
normal, usual, regular, typical, standard.
Usage:

The abnormal growth in the economy of China was reported.

18. ABODE [uh-bohd]
(n) a place in which a person resides; residence; dwelling; habitation; home. 

(v) abide (see antonyms and synonyms of abide) 

Synonyms:
habitat, dwelling,  home.

Usage:

he built a modest  abode near the pond

 

19. ABOLISH [uh-bol-ish]
(v) to do away with; annul; to destroy completely. 

Synonyms:

annul, cancel, nullify, abrogate, exterminate,annihilate, obliterate, extinguish

Antonyms:

approve, retain, continue, fabricate, build, erect, establish, achieve,complete 

Usage:

The social system of untouchability was abolished a long time back in India.

  

20. ABOMINATE [uh-bom-uh-neyt]

(v) to dislike strongly; to regard with intense aversion or loathing.

Synonyms:

loathe, execrate, despise, detest, abhor.

Antonyms:
admire, adore, esteem, praise, idolize, worship, revere. 

Usage:

1. He abominates cats.
2. The students abominated the uncivilized attitude of the teachers towards the girls.