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abase
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v.
[abased; abased; abasing] lower; degrade; humiliate

Anna expected to have to curtsy to the King of Siam; when told to cast herself down on the ground before him, however she refused to abase herself.

abash
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v.
[abashed; abashed; abashing] embarrass

He was not at all abashed by her open admiration.

abate
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v.
  A) o- @. N3 B! c. H[abated; abated; abating] subside or moderate

Rather than leaving immediately, they waited for the storm to abate.

abbreviate
[E5bri:vieit]

v.
[abbreviated; abbreviated; abbreviating] shorten

Because we were running out of time, the lecturer had to abbreviate her speech.

abdicate
[Abdi5keit]

v.
; b# A1 q  G! q( `- [6 M1 f[abdicated; abdicated; abdicating] renounce; give up

When Edward VII abdicated the British throne, he surprised the entire world.

aberrant
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adj.
- Q+ J- |+ ?% R, \: \: Iabnormal or deviant

Given the aberrant nature of the data, we came to doubt the validity of the entire experiment.

abet
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v.
[abetted; abetted; abetting] assist, usually in doing something wrong

She was unwilling to abet him in the swindle he had planned.

abeyance
[E5beiEns]

n.
! \/ t: H3 [, n+ `5 K$ `* u; N9 hsuspended action

The deal was held in abeyance until her arrival.

abject
[5AbdVekt]

adj.
! S; O7 h. o1 c: K, e  D/ Nwretched; lacking pride

On the streets of New York the homeless live in abject poverty, huddling in doorways to find shelter from the wind.

abjure
[Eb5dVuE]

v.
[abjured; abjured; abjuring] renounce upon oath

He abjured his allegiance to the king.

ablution
[E5blu:FEn]

n.
washing

His daily ablutions were accompanied by loud noises that he humorously labeled "Opera in the Bath."

abnegation
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n.
renunciation; self-sacrifice

Though Rudolph and Duchess Flavia loved one another, their love was doomed, for she had to wed the king; their act of abnegation was necessary to preserve the kingdom.