abase: v. [hạ xuống] humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem | abate: v. [hủy bỏ] subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity |
abbreviation: n. [viết tắt] shortening something by omitting parts of it | abdicate: v. [thoái vị] give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim |
abet: v. [tiếp tay] aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage | abeyance: n. [hoản lại] suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension |
abhor: v. [abhor] fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate | abjure: v. [bỏ giáo đạo] renounce upon oath; abandon forever |
ablution: n. [lể rửa tội] washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite | abnegation: n. [hy sinh] repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others |
abortive: a. [bại] unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless | abrade: v. [mài mòn] wear away by friction; scrape; erode |
abrasion: n. [mài mòn] scratch; friction; the process of rubbing away the surface of something | abridge: v. [hạn chế một] condense; shorten; reduce length of written text |
abrogate: a. [Bãi bỏ] abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority | abscond: v. [bỏ trốn] leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution |
abstemious: a. [tiết độ] sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate | abstruse: a. [thâm thúy] obscure; profound; difficult to understand |
accede: v. [tham gia] agree; give consent, often at the insistence of another; concede | acclivity: n. [giốc lên đồi] upward slope, as of hill |
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