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Abash (uh BASH)
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v to make ashamed; to embarrass
-Meredith felt abashed by her inabiltiy to remember her lines in the school chorus of "old McDonal Had A Farm" To do something without shame or embarrassment is to do it unabashedly. -Ken handed in a term paper that he had unabashedly copied from the National Enquirer. |
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Abate (uh BAYT)
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v to subside; to reduce
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Abdicate (AB duh kayt)
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v to step down from a position of power or responsibility
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Aberration (ab uh RAY shun)
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n something not typical; a deviation from the standard
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Abhor (ab HOR)
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v to hate very, very much; to detest
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Abject (AB jekt)
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adj hopeless; extremely sad and servile; defeated
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Abnegate (AB nuh gayt)
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v to deny oneself things; to reject; to renounce
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Abortive (uh BOR tiv)
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adj unsuccessful
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Abridge (uh BRIJ)
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v to shorten; to condense
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Absolute (AB suh loot)
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adj total; unlimited
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Absolve (ab ZOLV)
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v to forgive or free from blame; to free from sin; to free from an obligation
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Abstinent (AB stuh nunt)
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adj abstaining; voluntary not doing something. especially something pleasant that is bad for you or has a bad reputation
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Abstract
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adj theorectical; impersonal
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Abstruse (ab SRTOOS)
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adj hard to understand
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Abysmal (uh BIZ mul)
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adj extremely hopeless or wretched; bottomless
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