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8 Cards in this Set
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Abase
verb (uh bays) |
to humble; disgrace
My intention was not to ______ the comedian. Syn: demean; humiliate |
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Abate
verb (uh bayt) |
to reduce in amount, degree, or severity
As the hurricane's force _______, the winds dropped and the sea became calm. Syn: ebb, lapse, let up, moderate, relent |
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Abdicate
verb (aab duh kayt) |
to give up a position, right, or power
With the angry mob clamoring outside the palace, the kind ____________ his throne and fled. Syn: cede; relinquish; resign; quit; yield |
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Aberrant
adj. (uh ber unt) |
Deviating from what is expected or normal
Since he had been a steady, cheerful worker for many years, his fellow postal workers did not expect his __________ burst of rage. Syn: abnormal; anomalous; deviant; divergent; errant; irregular |
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Abeyance
noun (uh bay uhns) |
temporary suppresion or suspension
The baseball game was held in _________ while it continued to rain. Syn: deferral; delay; dormancy; postponement; remission |
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Abjure
verb (aab jur) |
to reject; abandon formally
The spy _______ his allegiance to the US when he defected to Russia. Syn: forswear; recall; recant; retract; take back |
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Abscond
verb (aab skahnd) |
to leave secretly
The patron ______ from the restaurant without paying his bill. Syn: decamp; escape; flee |
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Abstain
verb (uhb stayn) |
to choose not to do something
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