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abate |
subside or moderate |
Rather than leaving immediately, they waited for the storm to abate. |
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aberrant |
abnormal or deviant |
Given the aberrant nature of the data, we came to doubt the validity of the entire experiment. |
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abeyance |
suspended action |
Hostilities between the two rival ethnic groups have been in abeyance since the arrival of the United Nations peacekeeping force last month. |
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abscond |
depart secretly and hide |
The teller who absconded with the bonds went uncaptured until someone recognized him from his photograph. |
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abstemious |
sparing in eating and drinking; temperate |
Concerned whether her vegetarian son's abstemious diet provided him with sufficient protein, the worried mother pressed food on him. |
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admonish |
warn; reprove |
When her courtiers questioned her religious beliefs, Mary Stuart admonished them, declaring that she would worship as she pleased. |
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adulterate |
make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances |
It is a crime to adulterate foods without informing the buyer. |
