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Abduct
To carry off by force
(v.)
ex
: She was charged with abducting a six-month-old child.
Synonyms: Kidnap, Snatch
Abhor
1- Hate, Detest, Dislike
2- To reject solemnly
(v.)
ex
: She abhors cats.
Synonyms: Despise, Loathe
Abolish
To put and end to
(v.)
ex: Slavery was abolished in the 19th century.
Synonyms: Suppress, Nullify, Cancel, Annihilate, Obliterate, Extinguish, Exterminate, Extirpate, Eliminate, Eradicate (to tear out by roots), Stamp out (rule out something harmful)
Abstract
1- Thought of apart from concrete realities, specific objects, or actual instances
ex
: an abstract idea
2- Theoretical; not applied or practical
ex
: abstract science
3- Difficult to understand; abstruse
:
ex: abstract speculations.
Author
bkinaci
ID
67273
Card Set
AB/ABS
Description
Off, Away from, Apart, Down
Updated
2011-02-18T16:09:43Z
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