abase: v. humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem | abash: v. embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert |
abdicate: v. give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim | abet: v. aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage |
abjure: v. renounce upon oath; abandon forever | ablution: n. washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite |
abnegate: v. give up or surrender; deny something to oneself | abnegation: n. repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others |
abrade: v. wear away by friction; scrape; erode | abridge: v. condense; shorten; reduce length of written text |
abrogate: a. abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority | abscond: v. leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution |
abstemious: a. sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate | acclimate: v. accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt |
acclivity: n. upward slope, as of hill | accolade: n. award of merit; expression of approval; praise |
accost: v. approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request | accouter: v. equip; provide with military equipment |
accretion: n. growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion | acerbity: n. the bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone |
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