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abandon vt.放棄, 遺棄 （90-6， 91-6，92-1，93-1，95-1， 95-6，98-6，99-6，02-6，05-1，06-12，07-6）
After driving many of the animals around them to near extinction, people were forced to abandon their old way of life for a radically new survival strategy that resulted in widespread starvation and disease. （02-6）
abnormal adj反常的, 變態的
Various efforts have been made over the centuries to predict earthquakes, including observing lights in the sky and abnormal animal behavior.（06年6月17日真題）
幾個世紀以來，人們盡了很大努力預測地震，包括觀察天空的光亮以及動物的反常行為。
abrupt adj.突然的, 意想不到的;
That long airplane ride, the abrupt change of climate, was more than she could take. （05,1）
長時間乘坐飛機，以及突變的氣候都是她難以承受的。
absence n.缺席 （93-6，00-1，01-1，06-6
Those who recognize problems as a human condition and don’t measure happiness by an absence of problems are the most intelligent kind of humans we know; also, the most rare. （01-1）
absolute adj.絕對的；完全的；（93-6，95-6，96-6，01-6，02-6（原型），03-9，05-1，07-6
absorb vt. 吸收（液體）；（90-1，92-6，96-1，97-6，98-1，99-1，00-1）
The club will absorb new members the first week in September. （02-1）
abstract n. 摘要, 概要, 抽象（90-6，00-6，01-1，03-6）
At the top of the list is the notion that intelligence is measured by your ability to solve complex problems; to read, write and compute at certain levels; and to resolve abstract equations quickly. （01-1）
abundance n. 豐富, 充裕, 豐富充裕（91-6，01-1，05-12，06-12）
in aboundance 充足，豐富 abundant adj.
From science to Shakespeare, excellent television and video programs are available in abundance to teacher.(06年12月)
accelerate v. 加速（99-1，02-6）
Hill slopes are cleared of forests to make way for crops, but this only accelerates the crisis. （02-12）
