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abase
After being overthrown and abased, the deposed leader offered to bow down to his conqueror. |
to humiliate, degrade
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abate
The rain poured down for a while, then abated. |
to reduce, lessen
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abdicate
When he realized that the revolutionaries would surely win, the king abdicated his throne. |
to give up a position, usually one of leadership
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abduct
The evildoers abducted the fairy princess from her happy home. |
to kidnap, take by force
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aberration
In 1918, the Boston Red Sox won the World Series, but the success turned out to be an aberration, and the Red Sox have not won a World Series since. |
something that differs from the norm
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