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abase (verb)
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 to humiliate, de-grade |
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abate (verb)
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to reduce, lessen
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abdicate (verb)
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 to give up a position, usually one of leadership ("abdicate the throne") |
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Abduct (verb)
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 to kidnap, take by force |
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aberration (noun)
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something that differs from the norm
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abet (verb)
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 to aid, help, encourage |
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abhor (verb)
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 to hate, detest "abhor violence" |
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abide (verb)
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to put up with OR to remain
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abject (adjective)
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 wretched, pitiful ("abject poverty") |
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abjure (verb)
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 to reject, renounce ("to abjure the evil policies") |
