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10 Cards in this Set
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Abase
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a·base | verb
to reduce or lower, as in rank, office, reputation, or estimation; humble; degrade. |
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Abate
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a·bate | verb
1) to reduce in amount, degree, intensity, etc.; lessen; diminish: to abate a tax; to abate one's enthusiasm. |
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Abdicate
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ab·di·cate | verb
1) to renounce or relinquish a throne, right, power, claim, responsibility, or the like, esp. in a formal manner: The aging founder of the firm decided to abdicate. |
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Aberration
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ab·er·ra·tion | noun
1) the act of departing from the right, normal, or usual course. 2) deviation from truth or moral rectitude. |
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Abet
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a·bet | verb
to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrongdoing: to abet a swindler; to abet a crime. |
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Abeyance
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a·bey·ance (noun)
temporary inactivity, cessation, or suspension: Let's hold that problem in abeyance for a while. |
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Abhor
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ab·hor (verb)
to regard with extreme repugnance or aversion; detest utterly; loathe; abominate. |
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Abhorrent
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ab·hor·rent (adj)
1) causing repugnance; detestable; loathsome: an abhorrent deed. 2) utterly opposed, or contrary, or in conflict (usually fol. by to): abhorrent to reason. |
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Abjure
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ab·jure (verb)
1) to renounce, repudiate, or retract, esp. with formal solemnity; recant: to abjure one's errors. 2) to renounce or give up under oath; forswear: to abjure allegiance. 3) to avoid or shun. |
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Abomination
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a·bom·i·na·tion (noun)
1) anything abominable; anything greatly disliked or abhorred. 2) intense aversion or loathing; detestation: He regarded lying with abomination. 3) a vile, shameful, or detestable action, condition, habit, etc.: Spitting in public is an abomination. |
