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v. subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity Rather than leaving immediately, they waited for the storm to abate. |
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abduct |
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v. carry off by force; kidnap Kidnappers are going to abduct the child from the playground. |
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abhor |
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v. fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate One of the things I abhor is the threat to withhold aid. |
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abject |
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a. being of the most miserable kind; wretched; lacking pride; brought low in condition or status On the streets of New York, the homeless live in abject poverty, huddling in doorways to find shelter from the wind. |
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abominable |
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a. detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad Mary liked John until she learned he was dating Susan; then she called him an abominable young man. |
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abstain |
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v. refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice After considering the effect of alcohol on his athletic performance, he decided to abstain from drinking while he trained for the race. |
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abstruse |
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a. obscure; profound; difficult to understand 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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absurdity |
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n. quality of being absurd or inconsistent with obvious truth, reason, or sound judgment; logical contradiction His story of being kidnapped by little green men is sheer absurdity. |
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abyss |
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n. enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit; any deep, immeasurable space; hell Are we to believe that the only thing between us and the abyss is the deficit's size, and the more the government borrows, the better off we shall be? |
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accommodation |
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n. living quarters provided for public convenience; something that meets a need; convenience When traveling, accommodation is a very important issue for most people. |
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accomplice |
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n. partner in crime; associate in wrongdoing Because your accomplice is a stranger, it's safer than asking a friend to participate in your ruse. |
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acquiesce |
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v. assent; agree without protesting Although she appeared to acquiesce to her employer's suggestions, I could tell she had reservations about the changes she wanted to make. |
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acrid |
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a. unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent The air seemed to have different grades of warmth and chill in it; they passed a farmyard with strong-smelling, acrid from the sour smell of manure. |
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adamant |
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a. extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding Speaker Pelosi came out of that meeting, and she was once again adamant about saying a public option must be in the bill. |
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admonish |
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v. warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided I would again admonish the reader carefully to consider the nature of our doctrine. |
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adoration |
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n. act of playing honor to a divine being; worship paid to God; the act of addressing as a god They knelt in adoration of their gods. |
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adore |
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v. worship with profound reverence; pay divine honors to; regard with the utmost esteem and affection All the girls in our school adore the handsome mathematics teacher who happens to be a bachelor. |
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adversary |
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n. the opponent in a contest; someone who offers opposition The young wrestler struggled to defeat his adversary. |
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affable |
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a. easily approachable; warmly friendly Accustomed to cold, aloof supervisors, Nicholas was amazed at how affable his new employer was. |
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affirmative |
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a. confirmative; ratifying; giving assent or approval; confirming The result will allow schools to know what they can do and not do in affirmative action programs. |