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abacus
a Chinese device used to perform arithmetic equations by moving beads along rods
abase
to degrade; to humiliate
abash
to make ashamed or uneasy
abate
to reduce
abbess
a woman, commonly called Mother Superior in charge of a convent of nuns
abbreviate
to reduce to a shorter form
abdicate
to step down from a powerful position
abduct
to carry off a person, usually by force; to kidnap
aberrant
straying from the correct or normal way
abet
to help someone do something illegal or wrong; to incite, encourage, or aid, especially in wrongdoing
abeyance
a state of not being presently used; temporary suspension or cessation
abhor
to hate deeply; detest
abide
to remain; continue; stay; endure
abut
border upon; to adjoin
abject
extremely sad; hopeless; defeated
abjure
to repudiate or renouce; to give up
ablution
a cleansing with water or other liquid, especially as a religion ritual; the liquid used in such an act
abnegate
to deny oneself; to reject
abominate
to hate or loathe intensley
aboriginal
native to an area
abortive
unsuccessful
abound
to exist in large numbers; to be full; teem
abridge
to shorten; to condense; to diminish; to curtail
abrogate
to abolish, repeal, or nullify by authority; to do away with; to end formally
abscond
take flight, escape, to leave quickly and secretly
absolute
total; complete
absolve
to make free of blame, obligation, or sin
abstain
to refrain from; denying oneself any action or practice
abstract
difficult to understand; impersonal; theoretical
abstruse
hard to understand
absurd
ridiculously unreasonable, laughable
abysmal
bottomless; hopeless
abyss
bottomless pit; a profound depth or void
accede
to yield; give in to a request
accentuate
to emphasize; to amke more noticeable; to accent
access
authorization or capacity to enter, look at, or use something
acclaim
to give public approval and praise; to approve enthusiastically
acclimate
to become suitable to a certain situtation or use; adapt
accolade
an award, an honor; approval, praise
accommodate
to provide for; help; adapt; oblige