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Abbess
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Lady superior of a nunnery
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Abbey
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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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The superior of a community of monks.
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Aberration
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Deviation from a right, customary, or prescribed course.
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Abeyance
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A state of suspension or temporary inaction.
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Abidance
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An abiding.
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Abjure
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To recant, renounce, repudiate under oath
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Abnegate
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To renounce (a right or privilege).
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Aboveboard
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Without concealment, fraud, or trickery.
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Abrogate
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To abolish, repeal.
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Abscess
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A Collection of pus in a cavity formed within some tissue of the body.
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Abscond
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To depart suddenly and secretly, as for the purpose of escaping arrest.
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Absolve
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To free from sin or its penalties.
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Abstemious
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Characterized by self denial or abstinence, as in the use of drink, food.
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Abstruse
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Dealing with matters difficult to be understood.
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