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abate
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v. to decrease; reduce
NASA announced that it would delay the launch of the manned spacecraft until the radiation from the solar flares abated. |
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abdicate
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v. to give up a position, right, or power
The appeals judge has abdicated his responsibility to review the findings of the high court. |
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aberrant; aberration
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adj. deviating from what is normal
When a person's behavior become aberrant, his or her peers may become concerned that the individual is becoming a deviant. n. something different from the normal For centuries, solar eclipses were regarded as serious aberations in the natural order. |
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abeyance
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n. temporary suppression or suspension
A good judge must hold his or her judgment in abeyance until all the facts in a case have been presented. |
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abject
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adj. miserable; pitiful
John Steinbeck's novel The Grapes of Wrath portrays the abject poverty of many people during the Great Depression. |
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abjure
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v. to reject; abandon formally
Most members of th Religious Society of Friends abjure the use of violence to settle disputes between nations. |
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abscission
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n. the act of cutting; the natural separation of a leaf or other part of a plant
Two scientists have hypothesized that premature leaf abscission in an adaptive plant response to herbivorous attack. The surgeon abscised a small growth on the patient's hand. |
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abscond
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v. to depart secretly
A warrant is out for the arrest of a person believed to have absconded with three million dollars. |
