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abandon
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total lack of inhibition
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abase
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to lower; put or bring down
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abate
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to decrease; or reduse
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abdicate
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to give up a throne; right; power; claim, etc.
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abet
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to aid; to act as an accomplice
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aberration
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unsoundness; disorder of the mind
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abeyance
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temporary inactivity; cessation; or suspension
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abject
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utterly hopeless, miserable, humiliating, or wretched
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abjure
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to renoumce under oath, to abandon forever, to obstain from
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abstruse
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hard to understand
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abortive
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ending without results
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abnegate
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to give up; to deny oneself
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abrogate
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to annul; to abolish by authorative action
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abscond
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to leave quickly in secret
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abstemious
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done sparingly, consuming in moderation
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accede
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to express approval, to agree to
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acerbic
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harsh or severe; as of temper or expresssion
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acquiesce
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submit or comply silently without protest
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acrimony
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sharpness, harshness, or bitterness of nature, speech, disposition
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adulterate
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to debase or make impure by adding inferior materials or elements
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