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- abash
- v. to make ashamed; to embaress
- abate
- v. to subside, to reduce
- abdicate
- v. to step down from a position of power or responsibility
- aberration
- n. something not typical; a deviation from the standard
- abhor
- v. to hate very, very much; to detest
- abject
- adj. hopeless; extremely sad and servile, defeated
- abnegate
- v. to deny oneself things; to reject; to renounce
- abortive
- adj. unsuccesful
- abridge
- v. to shorten, to condense
- absolute
- adj. total; unlimited; perfect
- absolve
- v. to forgive or free from blame; to free from sin; to free from an obligation
- abstinent
- adj. abstaining; voluntarily not doing something, especially something pleasnt that is bad for you or has a bad reputation
- abstract
- adj. theoretical; impersonal
- abstruse
- adj. hard to understand
- abysmal
- adj. extremely hopeless or wretched; bottomless
- accolade
- n. an award; an honor
- accost
- v. to approach and speak to someone aggressively
- acerbic
- adj. bitter; sour; severe
- acquiesce
- v. to comply passively; to accept; to assent; to agree
- acrid
- adj. harsh; like acid
- acrimonious
- adj. full of spite; bitter; nasty
- acumen
- n. a keenness of judgement; mental sharpness