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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