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Abberation
(ab-uh-RAY-shun) n.
Diverging from a moral standard or expected course. Temporary departure from normal or expected.
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Abet
(uh-BET) v.
To encourage or assist a plan or activity.
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Abjure
(ab-JOOR) v.
To renounce, repudiate, or reject one's word or professed beliefs.
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Abnegate
(AB-neg-ate) v.
To renounce, surrender, or deny privilege to oneself.
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Aboriginal
(ab-uh-RIDGE-ih-Nul) adj.
Indigenous or native to an area
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Abrade
v.
To wear away or rub off
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Abrogate
v.
To nullify or cancel
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Abrogation
an official action used to formally and unilaterally conclude an agreement or deed.
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Abstemious
(ab-STEE-me-us) adj.
Consuming food and drink in moderation.
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Accentuate
(ak-SEN-choo-ate)v.
To intensify or accent
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Accord
(uh-CORD) n.
A formal reaching of agreement
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Accrue
(uh-CRUE)v.
To accumulate or grow.
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Acquiesence
(ak-wee-Ess-unce) n.
The act of passive agreement or assent without objection.
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Acrimonious
(ak-ri-MO-nee-us)adj.
Mean-spirited, bitter, or ill-natured.
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Acume
(ug-CUE-men) n.
Keenness of judgment
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Adduce
(uh-DUCE) v.
To cite as an example or justification.
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Adjudicate
(ad-JOO-di-cate) v.
To employ judicial procedure as a means of hearing and settling a case.
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Adjure
(ad-JOOR)v.
To command solemnly as if under oath.
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Adulation
Extreme praise, admiration, or flattery, especially of a servile nature
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