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abate
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v: to decrease; reduce
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abdicate
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v: to give up a position, right, or power
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aberrant
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adj: deviating from what is normal
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abeyance
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n: temporary suppression or suspension
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abject
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adj: miserable; pitiful
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abjure
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v: to reject; abandon formally
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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
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abscond
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v: to depart secretly
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abstemious
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adj: moderate in appetite
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abstinence
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n: the giving up of certain pleasures
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