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ABASE
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v. To lower in position, estimation, or the like; degrade.
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abdicate
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v. To give up (royal power or the like).
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aberration
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n. Deviation 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. temporary inactivity, cessation, or suspension: Let's hold that problem in abeyance for a while.
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abject
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adj. Sunk to a low condition.
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abjure
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1.to renounce, repudiate, or retract
2.to renounce or give up under oath 3.to avoid or shun. |
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ablution
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n. A washing or cleansing, especially of the body.
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abominable
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adj. Very hateful.
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aboriginal
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adj. Primitive; unsophisticated
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aborigines
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n. The original of earliest known inhabitants of a country.
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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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abridge
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v. To make shorter in words, keeping the essential features, leaning out minor particles.
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abrogate
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v. To abolish, repeal.
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absolution
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n. act of absolving; a freeing from blame or guilt; release from consequences, obligations, or penalties.
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