abase: v. [hạ xuống] humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem | abash: v. [lúng túng] embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert |
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 |
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 |
abnegate: v. [hy sinh] give up or surrender; deny something to oneself | abnegation: n. [hy sinh] repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others |
abrade: v. [mài mòn] wear away by friction; scrape; erode | 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 | acclimate: v. [thích nghi] accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt |
acclivity: n. [giốc lên đồi] upward slope, as of hill | accolade: n. [danh hiệu] award of merit; expression of approval; praise |
accost: v. [lại gần] approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request | accouter: v. [accouter] equip; provide with military equipment |
accretion: n. [bồi đắp] growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion | acerbity: n. [vị chua] the bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone |
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