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abandon
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total lack of inhibition
cinderella abandoned her shoe |
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abase
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to humble; disgrace
He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss |
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abate
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decrease; reduce
The storm abated |
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abdicate
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to give up a position, right, or power
The King abdicated when he married a divorcee |
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aberration
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something different from the usual
events that were aberrations from the norm |
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abet
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to aid; act as accomplice
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Little John abet Robin Hood
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abhor
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to loathe, detest
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she abhors cats
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abject
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miserable, pitiful
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the most abject slaves joined in the revolt
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abolitionist
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one who opposes the practice of slavery
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the abolitionists are opposed to capital punishment
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abortive
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interrupted while incomplete
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it was an abortive war
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