abase:
v. humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem | abate:
v. subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity |
abbreviation:
n. shortening something by omitting parts of it | 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 | abeyance:
n. suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension |
abhor:
v. fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate | abjure:
v. renounce upon oath; abandon forever |
ablution:
n. washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite | abnegation:
n. repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others |
abortive:
a. unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless | abrade:
v. wear away by friction; scrape; erode |
abrasion:
n. scratch; friction; the process of rubbing away the surface of something | 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 | abstruse:
a. obscure; profound; difficult to understand |
accede:
v. agree; give consent, often at the insistence of another; concede | acclivity:
n. upward slope, as of hill |
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