CBEST Vocabulary| 200 QUESTIONS| WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS

abandon Correct Answer: total lack of inhibition abate Correct Answer: to decrease, to reduce abet Correct Answer: to aid, to act as an accomplice abnegate Correct Answer: to give up, to deny to oneself abjure Correct Answer: to renounce under oath, to abandon forever, to abstain from abortive Correct Answer: ending without results abrogate Correct Answer: to annul, to abolish by authoritative action abscond Correct Answer: to leave quickly in secret abstemious Correct Answer: done sparingly, consuming in moderation accede Correct Answer: to express approval, to agree to acclivity Correct Answer: an incline or upward slope, the ascending side of a hill accretion Correct Answer: a growth in size, an increase in amount acme Correct Answer: the highest level or degree attainable actuate Correct Answer: to put into motion, to activate, to motivate or influence to activity acuity Correct Answer: sharp vision or perception characterized by the ability to resolve fine detail acumen Correct Answer: sharpness of insight, mind, and understanding, shrewd judgment adamant Correct Answer: stubbornly unyielding adept Correct Answer: extremely skilled adjudicate Correct Answer: to hear and settle a matter, to act as a judge adjure Correct Answer: to appeal to admonish Correct Answer: to caution or warn gently in order to correct something