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ESSENTIAL
VOCABULARY
by David A. Herzog
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Essential Vocabulary
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The author would like to thank Willis, Gizmo, Lefty, and Archie for their furry invalu-
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each group of vocabulary words is a matching test so that you can check what
you’ve just studied.
Check Appendix A for some very useful prefixes and suffixes that often affect
the meanings of words. I also recommend you check Appendix B, which lists
some foreign words that have insinuated themselves into the English language.
These words are commonly used by the more literate among us — in addition to
everyday words like sandwich, which reminds the author that he’s getting hun-
gry. Read on and have an enlightening and, hopefully, enjoyable experience.
PRONUNCIATION KEY
I’ve never much cared for the pronunciation keys used by most dictionaries because
they use a whole different alphabet and set of symbols, which one must either
memorize or keep referring to just to understand the sounds being represented. The
key used here makes use of standard alphabet characters used in familiar words.
The following is a list of the letters that are used and the sounds they make. These
pronunciations are based on phonetic sounds. You might want to put a bookmark
here so that you can get back to it quickly when needed. We indicate the stressed
syllable of each word by using capital (KAP i tl) letters.
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Letter(s) Makes a Sound Like . . . In the Word . . .
a a hat
ae ai hair
ah o on
aw aw saw
ay a day
ch ch chip
e e bed
ea ea ear
ee ee bee

An adverb modifies a verb, another adverb, or an adjective. Look at the follow-
ing sentence: The boat moved quickly. Quickly is an adverb modifying the verb,
moved.
Introduction 3
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Part I
SAT
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W
ORDS
Answers to Quick Review questions are found in Part III.
Words followed by an asterisk (*) also have appeared as vocabulary words on the
Graduate Record Examinations
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(GRE
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abandon (uh BAN dn) vt. 1. to give up something forever; 2. to leave in a time
of danger
• Abandon all hope of seeing your family again.
• We must abandon the boathouse until the storm is over.
[-ed, -ing, abandonment n.] [Syn. quit, desert, forsake (Each of these has a slightly differ-

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absorb (ab ZAWRB) vt. 1. to suck up; 2. to take up the full energy or attention
of; engross; 3. to take in and incorporate; 4. to assume the full cost
• The sponge absorbed the entire spill.
• Learning fractions absorbed Hailee’s full attention.
• If we fail to absorb the lessons of history, we are doomed to repeat them.
• I’ll absorb the charge for the window replacement.
[-ed, -ing, absorbant adj.]
abstain (ab STAYN) vi. to hold back (from); refrain from
• I shall abstain from smoking or drinking.
• Three voted for the bill, two against it, and one abstained.
[-ed, -ing, abstention n.]
abstract (ab STRAKT for adj., AB strakt for n., v.) adj. 1. not concrete; thought of
apart from any material object; 2. not easily understood —n. a brief statement of
the content of a book, court case, article, etc.; a summary —vt. to remove or take
away; to summarize
• I had an abstract idea of what he meant, but nothing solid.
• Frankie’s ideas were too abstract to fully comprehend.
• We knew about the case from having read the abstract.
• Abstract the story, stating only the relevant facts.
[-ed, -ing, abstraction n., abstractly adv.]
absurd (ab SOERD or ab ZOEHRD) adj. 1. so obviously untrue as to be laugh-
able; 2. laughably different from what is reasonable
• The story that his arms were tired because he had just flown in from Los
Angeles was absurd.
• The outfit that Gino wore with the red and white striped shirt and the
green and yellow checked pants was absurd.
[absurdly adv., absurdity n.]

b. refrain
c. engross
d. theoretical
e. forsake
f. ridiculous
g. acquit
h. tolerable
i. emphasize
j. expertise
k. shortened
l. flee
acceptance (ak SEP tins) n. 1. being accepted; 2. an approval
• Jack’s acceptance by Jill’s family made him very happy.
• Ian’s acceptance of full responsibility for the telephone charges got Kira off
the hook (so to speak).
access (AK ses) n. 1. the act of coming near to; approach; 2. a way of approach-
ing something; 3. the right to enter or use something —vt. to gain or have use of a
database
• The access to the house was through the side door.
• Sebastian gained access to his car through the driver’s window.
[-ed, -ing]
accommodate (uh KOM uh dayt) vt. 1. to make fit; to adapt; adjust; 2. to rec-
oncile; 3. to do a service or favor for; 4. to have room for
• An adapter is needed for your sink to accommodate the dishwasher hose.
• Even though I don’t want to do it, I’ll accommodate you.
• The hotel accommodates its guests with room service.
• The kitchen accommodates seating space for four.
[-d, accommodating]
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street peddler.
[-ed, -ing]
account (uh KOWNT) vt. to tell, consider, or judge —vi. 1. to furnish a reckon-
ing of money collected and/or payed out; 2. to make acceptable amends for; 3. to
give acceptible reasons for —n. 1. a counting or calculation; 2. a record of monetary
funds; 3. a bank account; 4. a record of transactions
• The detective asked Jim to account for his time on Sunday.
• The cashier had to account for her daily receipts.
• The criminal must account for his or her evil action.
• Karen accounts for her funds in her checkbook register.
• There’s no accounting for people’s tastes.
• Jason keeps track of what is due to him in his accounts receivable ledger.
[-ed, -ing, accountable n.]
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