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abase
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verb: lower, degrade, humiliate
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Anna expected to have to curtsy to the King of Siam; when told to cast herself down on the ground before him, however, she refused to ABASE herself.
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abash
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verb: embarrass
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He was not at all abashed by her open admiration.
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*abate
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verb: subside or moderate.
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Rather than leaving immediately, they waited for the storm to abate.
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abdicate
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verb: renounce, give up.
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When Edward VIII abdicated the British throne, his wife shat her pants.
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*aberrant
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adjective: abnormal or deviant
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It remains the opinion of many in Wall street that the current high prices are aberrant
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