Çözüldü Sentence Completion - GRE Vocabulary

The Masked Marauder's attempt to ______ with the money was foiled, since the police caught him before he left the building.

A) laud
B) censure
C) abscond
D) vacillate
E) amalgamate

Correct Choice: C (abscond)

Explanation: (word meanings are from Google Dictionary)

laud: praise (a person or their achievements) highly
censure: express severe disapproval of (someone or something), especially in a formal statement
abscond: leave hurriedly and secretly, typically to escape from custody or avoid arrest
foil: prevent (something considered wrong or undesirable) from succeeding
vacillate: waver between different opinions or actions; be indecisive
amalgamate: combine or unite to form one organization or structure, alloy (a metal) with mercury

Word Smart for the GRE
https://en.ru1lib.org/book/3088651/4e1612
Page 22 (15 in the pdf file), Warm-Up Quiz #4, Question 1
Answers: Page 323 (166 in the pdf file)