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abrogate

abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
E.g.He intended to abrogate the decree issued by his predecessor.

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abscond

leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution
E.g.The teller who did abscond with the bonds went un-captured until someone recognized him from his photograph on "America's Most Wanted.".

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absolute

perfect in quality or nature; complete; totally unlimited; certain
E.g.Although the King was an absolute monarch, he did not want to behead his unfaithful wife without certain evidence.

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absolve

let off hook; relieve of requirement or obligation
E.g.I absolve you from this responsibility.

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abstemious

sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
E.g.Concerned whether her vegetarian son's abstemious diet provided him with sufficient protein, the worried mother pressed food on him.

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abstinence

restraint from eating or drinking; refraining from indulging appetite or desire
E.g.The doctor recommended total abstinence from salted foods.

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abstract

theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand
E.g.To him, hunger was an abstract concept; he had never missed a meal.

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abstruse

obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
E.g.She carries around abstruse works of philosophy, not because she understands them but because she wants her friends to think she does.

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abusive

coarsely insulting; physically harmful; characterized by improper or wrongful use
E.g.There has been abusive language on both sides that never want to get agreement from beginning.

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abut

border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
E.g.Where our estates abut, we must build a fence.

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abysmal

bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad
E.g.She spent hours sitting alone, in abysmal misery, because it seemed to be in plain sight, yet she couldn't define it.

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abyss

enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit; any deep, immeasurable space; hell
E.g.Are we to believe that the only thing between us and the abyss is the size of the deficit, and the more the government borrows, the better off we shall be?

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academic

related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to scholarly organization; based on formal education
E.g.The dean's talk about reforming the college admissions system was only an academic discussion.

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accede

agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
E.g.The idea that one of the two chief executives should eventually accede to the role, as has happened in the past, would raise fresh doubts about the board's independence.

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accelerate

move faster; cause to develop or progress more quickly; occur sooner than expected
E.g.Demand for Taiwanese goods likely will accelerate from the second quarter, as strong Asian demand offsets the effects of a U.S. slowdown.

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accessible

easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
E.g.Simon and James will no longer be posting to The Hearing; however, all previous posts will remain accessible here.

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accessory

additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
E.g.Another accessory is a tripod, which is needed to prevent camera shake especially when the shutter speed drops below tenth second at a wide angle shot.

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acclaim

applaud; announce with great approval
E.g.The NBC sportscasters acclaim every American victory in the Olympics and decried every American defeat.

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acclimate

accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt
E.g.One of the difficulties of our present air age is the need of travelers to acclimate themselves to their new and often strange environments.

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acclivity

upward slope, as of hill
E.g.The car would not go up the acclivity in high gear.