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ABASH |
(ah BASH) v. to make ashamed or uneasy
Link: CASH
"Tony was ABASHED when he discovered he had no CASH." |
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ABATE |
(ah BAIT) v. to reduce
Link: BAIT
"ABATED BAIT" |
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ABIDE |
(ah BYDE) v. to remain; continue; side; endure
Link: SIDE
"Ron could not ABIDE staying on his SIDE of the bed." |
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ABLUTION |
(ah BLOO shun) n. a cleansing with water or other liquid, especially as a religious ritual; the liquid used in such an act
Link: SOLUTION
"The SOLUTION for baby's ABLUTION." |
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ABSTRACT |
(AB strakt) adj. difficult to understand; impersonal; theoretical
Link: CONTRACT
" Be wary of salesman with ABSTRACT CONTRACTS." |
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ACCOUNTABLE |
(ah KOWNT uh bul) adj. expected to answer for one's actions; responsible, liable, answerable
Link: COUNT THE BULLS
"Don, the accountant, was ACCOUNTABLE for COUNTING THE BULLS." |
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ACCRUE |
(ah KROO) v. to accumulate over time
Link: A CREW
"Pirates know how to ACCRUE A CREW" |
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ACME |
(AK mee) n. the highest point
Link: ACNE
"The ACME of ACNE" |
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ADDICT |
(ah DIKT) v./n. to devote (oneself) habitually or compulsively; one who is addicted
Link: ATTIC
"Ed was so ADDICTED to cigarettes he would sneak up in the ATTIC to smoke." |
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ADHERENT |
(ad HEER unt) n. a follower of a leader; supporter
Link: ADHERE
"An ADHERENT ADHERING to his leader" |
