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Abate |
To decrease, reduce, to become less strong |
. .. the radiation from the solar flares abated. ...we waited for the storm to abate. ...they waited for the crowd's fury to abate. |
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Abdicate |
To give up a position, right, or power |
The judge has abdicated his responsibilities to review the findings |
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Aberrant |
Abnormal.
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1. When a person's behavior becomes aberrant, his peers may become concerned that the individual is becoming a deviant. 2. Aberration (n). Somthing different from the ususl or notmal |
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Abeyance (n) |
Temporary suppression or suspension. Not being used or being stopped for a period of time |
A good judge must hold his or her judgment in abeyance untill all the facts in a case have been presented. |
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Abject (adj) |
1. Terrible and without hope. Abject poverty, misery, failure ect the stame of being extremely poor, unhappy, unsuccessful ect. 2. Without any pride or respect for yourself. An abject action or expression shows that you feel very ashamed. |
1. An abject apology 2. John's novel portrays the abject poverty of many people during Great Depression. |
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Abjure (v) |
To reject. Absndon formally. Renounce. To promise publicly that you will give up or reject a belief or a way of behaving. |
For a foreigner to become a U S citizen, he or she must take an oath abjuring allegiance to any other country and pledging to take up arms to defends the United States. |
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Abscission |
The act of cutting. The natural seperation of a leaf or other part of a plant |
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Abscond |
Abscond from: to escape from a place where you are being kept. Abscond with: to secretly leave somewhere taking with you something that does not belong to you. |
۱. A warrant is out for the arrest of a person believed to have absconded with three million dollars. 2. The boy absconded from a children's home. |
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Abstemious |
Moderate in appetite. Careful not to have too much food, drink |
People with an abstemious lifestyle tend to live longer than people who indulge their appetites. |
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Abstinence |
The practice of not allowing yourself something especially food, alcoholic drinks or sex for moral, religious or health reasons. |
Total abstinence from strong drink |
