English Vocabulary Words: 004
abscond /æbˈskɒnd/ /-ˈskɑːnd/ verb
[ I ] ESCAPE
1. to go away suddenly
and secretly in order to escape from somewhere
Two prisoners absconded
last night.
She absconded from boarding
school with her boyfriend.
abscond /æbˈskɒnd/ /-ˈskɑːnd/ verb
[ I ] STEAL
2. to go away suddenly
and secretly because you have stolen something, usually money
They absconded with £10
000 of the company's money.
absconder /æbˈskɒn.də r / /-ˈskɑːn.dɚ/ noun
[ C ]
A 14 year-old absconder
from a children's home in Bristol was found alive and well in London this
morning.
accolade /ˈæk.ə.leɪd/ noun [ C ] formal
praise and approval
This is his centennial
year and he's been granted the ultimate accolade - his face on a set of
three postage stamps.
Her approval was the highest
accolade he could have received.
assuage /əˈsweɪdʒ/ verb [ T ] formal
to make unpleasant
feelings less strong
The government has tried
to assuage the public's fears.
accretion /əˈkriː.ʃ ə n/ noun [ C or U ] formal
gradual increase or
growth by the addition of new layers or parts
The fund was increased
by the accretion of new shareholders.
The room hadn't been
cleaned for years and showed several accretions of dirt and dust.
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