abase:
v. humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem | abash:
v. embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert |
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 |
abjure:
v. renounce upon oath; abandon forever | ablution:
n. washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite |
abnegate:
v. give up or surrender; deny something to oneself | abnegation:
n. repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others |
abrade:
v. wear away by friction; scrape; erode | 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 | acclimate:
v. accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt |
acclivity:
n. upward slope, as of hill | accolade:
n. award of merit; expression of approval; praise |
accost:
v. approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request | accouter:
v. equip; provide with military equipment |
accretion:
n. growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion | acerbity:
n. the bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone |
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