1. abbreviate : shorten
* Because we were runningout of time, the lecturer had to abbreviate her speech.
2. abate : subsideor moderate
* Rather than leaving immediately, they waited for the storm toabate.
3. absolute : complete; totally unlimited; certain
* Althoughthe King of Siam was an absolute monarch, he did not want to behead hisunfaithful wife without absolute evidence of her infidelity.
4. abstract :theoretical; not concrete; non-representational
* To him, hunger was anabstract concept; he had never missed a meal.
5. abusive : coarselyinsulting; physically harmful
* An abusive parent damages a child bothmentally and physically.
6. accelerate : move faster
* In our scienceclass, we learn how falling bodies accelerate.
7. accessible : easy toapproach; obtainable
* We asked our guide whether the ruins were accessibleon foot.
8. abscond : depart secretly and hide
* The teller abscondedwith the bonds and was not found.
9. aberrant : abnormal or deviant
*Given the aberrant nature of the data, we came to doubt the validity of theentire experiment.
14. adulterate : make impure by mixing with basersubstances
* It is a crime to adulterate foods without informing thebuyer.
15. adversity : poverty, misfortune
* We must learn to meetadversity gracefully.
16. abase : lower; degrade; humiliate
* Annaexpected to have to curtsy to the King of Siam; when told to cast herself downon the ground before him, however she refused to abase herself.
17. abash :embarrass
* He was not at all abashed by her open admiration.
18.abdicate : renounce; give up
* When Edward VII abdicated the Britishthrone, he surprised the entire world.
20. abject : wretched; lackingpride
* On the streets of New York the homeless live in abject poverty,huddling in doorways to find shelter from the wind.
21. abjure : renounceupon oath
* He abjured his allegiance to the king.
24. abominate :loathe; hate
* Moses scolded the idol worshippers in the tribe because heabominated the custom.
25. abrasive: rubbing away; tending to grinddown
* Just as abrasive cleaning powders can wear away a shiny finish,abrasive remarks can wear away a listener's patience.
26. abrogate :abolish
* He intended to abrogate the decree issued by hispredecessor.
27. absolve : pardon (an offense)
* The father confessorabsolved him of his sins.
28. abstain : refrain; withhold fromparticipation
* After considering the effect of alcohol on his athleticperformance, he decided to abstain from drinking while he trained for therace.
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