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abase
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v. To lower in position, estimation, or the like; degrade. (To be little)
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abbess
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n. the lady superior of a nunnery (a building for nuns)
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abbey
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n. the group of buildings which collectively form the dwelling-place of a society of monks or nuns
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abbot
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n. the superior of a community of monks
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abdicate
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v. to give up (i.e. royal power)
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abdomen
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n. the part of the body of a vertebrate containing the digestive organs; the belly. In humans and other mammals, it is contained bounded by the diaphragm and the pelvis.
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abdominal
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n. of, pertaining to, or situated on the abdomen.
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abduction
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n. a carrying away of a person against his will, or illegally.
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abed
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adv. in bed; on a bed
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aberration
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n. deviation (departing from an establishment) from a right, customary, or prescribed course.
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abet
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v. to aid, promote, or encourage the commission of (an offense)
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abeyance
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n. a state of suspension or temporary inaction
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abhorrent
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adj. very repugnant; hateful
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abhorrence
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n. the act of detesting extremely
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abidance
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n. an abiding (of a feeling or a memory) lasting a long time)
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abject
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adj. sunk to a low condition
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abjure
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v. to recant (say that one no longer holds an opinion or belief), renounce (formally declare one's abandonment of a claim, right, or possession), repudiate (refuse to accept or be associated with) under oath
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able-bodied
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adj. competent for physical service
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ablution
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n. a washing or cleansing, especially of the body.
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abnegate
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v. to renounce (formally declare one's abandonment of a claim, right, or possession) a right or privilege
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abnormal
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adj. not conformed to the ordinary rule or standard.
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abominable
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adj. very hateful
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abominate
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v. to hate violently
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abomination
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n. a very detestable act or practice
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aboriginal
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afj. primitive, unsophisticated
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aborigines
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n. the original of earliest know inhabitants of a country
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aboveboard
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adv & adj. without concealement, fraud, or trickery
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abrade
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v. to wear away the surface or some part of by friction
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