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abase
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to humble, disgrace
After i watched him slap the baby, John abased himself in my eyes. |
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abdicate
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to give up a position, right, or power
With the angry mod clamoring outside the palace, the king abdicated his throne |
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aberration
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something different than usual
due to the bizarre aberration in arthur's behavior, he won the Nobel Peace Prize |
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abeyance
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temporary supression or suspension
Bob held his excitement in abeyance while the college review board considered his application synonyms- deferral, delay, dormancy, postponment, remission |
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abject
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miserable, pitiful
I saw an abject creature lying on the on the side of the highway, and upon further examination, discovered that it was a human baby. DINNER TIME! |
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abstruse
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difficult to comprehend
Mathematics is an abstruse subject for me. I HATE MATH |
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acerbic
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bitter, sharp in taste or temper
Arthur's acerbic sarcasm was feared in Frank's heart |
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acquiesce
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to agree, to comply quietly.
the man acquiesced to slaughter the preschoolers in my name, but was not pleased about my posession of his eldest daughter |
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acrmiony
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bitterness, animosity
the acrimony between wallace and arthur after the fought over their parents money made the rest of the family uncomfortable |
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adulterate
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to corrupt, to make impure
i adulterated your nephew this morning |
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aesthetic
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pertaining to beauty or art
wallace, with his fine aesthetic sense, created an exhibit that was joy to behold |
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aggrandize
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to make larger or greater in power
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