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Abate
lessen or reduce in intensity or degree
syn. decrease
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admonish
express disapproval or caution
syn. warning
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apocryphal
of dubious authencity or origin
syn. spurious
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abase
to humiliate, to lower
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abash
ashamed, embarassed
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abdicate
to yield, give up
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abet
to aid, to encourage
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abeyance
a temporary postponement
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abject
miserable, wretched
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abjure
- renounce, reject solemnly
- (to give up)
syn. recant
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ablution
washing, cleansing
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abnegate
to deny, to reject
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abolition
putting an end to, doing away with
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abominate
- to detest
- to dislike strongly
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aborigine
original inhabitant
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abound
to be large in number
(sounds like abundant)
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abrogate
- to repeal
- to revoke
- to abolish
syn. annul
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absolve
- to free from responsibility
- to absolve him of all responsibilities
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abstinence
- self-denial
- resistance to temptation
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abstruse
hard to understand
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abut
- to rest on or against
- to touch
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abysmal
extremely bad
syn. abysmally low scores
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abyss
- a bottomless pit
- anything infinite
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accede, accord
to agree to, agreement
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acclaim
to greet with approval
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accost
to approach and speak to
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acerbic
- bitter or sour in taste or character
- sharp or bitter in smell or taste
- sharpness of temper or words
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Achilles' heel
a weakness
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acoustics
physics dealing with sound
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acrimonious
harsh in speech or behavior
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acrophobia
fear of heights
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actuate
to put into motion or action
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acumen
- accurate insight or knowlegde
- mental keenness
- shrewdness
- perspicacity
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