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ABANDON
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1. a lack of control or restraint 2. loss of inhibitions 3. exuberance 4. surrender to one's natural impulses
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ABANDONMENT
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1. leaving someone, such as a child or a spouse, voluntarily 2. the act of giving something up 3. the act of letting something or someone go
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ABATE
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Reduce in amount, degree, or intensity; lessen
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ABBREVIATE
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Make (a word, phrase, or text) shorter
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ABDICATE
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1. leave or give up a throne, right, power, claim, responsibility, or the like, especially in a formal manner; abandon, lay down, or withdraw from 2. fail to do what is required by (a responsibility or duty)
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ABERRANT
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Different from the right, normal, usual course, expected course or an accepted standard
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ABEYANCE
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1. a temporary stoppage or delay of activity 2. suspension
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ABHOR
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Regard with extreme dislike and hatred
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ABIDE
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1. to accept 2. to put up with; to tolerate 3. to conform
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ABILITY
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1. the capacity to do something 2. a skill or talent in a specific area
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