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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