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abate
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to lessen to subside
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abdication
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giving up control, authority
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aberration
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straying away from what is normal, Deviation from a right, customary, or prescribed course
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abet:
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To aid, promote, or encourage the commission of (an offense).help/encourage smb (in doing wrong)
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abeyance
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suspended action, A state of suspension or temporary inaction
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abhor
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to hate to detest
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abide
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be faithful; to endure
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abjure
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promise or swear to give up,To recant, renounce, repudiate under oath
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ablution:
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A washing or cleansing, especially of the body.
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abnegation
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self-denial
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abraded
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rubbed off worn away by friction
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abrogate
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repeal or annul by authority,To abolish, repeal
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abscond
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to go away suddenly (to avoid arrest),To depart suddenly and secretly, as for the purpose of escaping arrest
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abstemious:
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Characterized by self denial or abstinence, as in the use of drink, food.
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abstruse
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difficult to comprehend; obscure,Dealing with matters difficult to be understood
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