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v. subside or moderate
"Rather than leaving immediately, they waited for the storm to ABATE." |
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adj. abnormal or deviant
"Given the ABERRANT nature of the data, we came to doubt the validity of the entire experiment." |
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adj. rubbing away; tending to grind down
"Just as ABRASIVE cleaning powders can wear away a shiny finish, ABRASIVE remarks can wear away a listener's patience." |
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v. condense or shorten
"Because the publishers felt the public wanted a shorter version of 'War and Peace,' they proceeded to ABRIDGE the novel." |
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adj. complete; totally unlimited; certain
"Although the King of Siam was an ABSOLUTE monarch, he did not want to behead his unfaithful wife without ABSOLUTE evidence of her infidelity." |
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adj. sparing in eating and drinking; temperate
"Concerned whether her vegetarian son's ABSTEMIOUS diet provided him with sufficient protein, the worried mother pressed food on him." |
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adj. theoretical; not concrete; nonrepresentational
"To him, hunger was an ABSTRACT concept; he never missed a meal." |
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adj. obscure; profound; difficult to understand
"She carries around ABSTRUSE works of philosophy, not because she understands them but because she wants her friends to think she does." |
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adj. easy to approach; obtainable
"We asked our guide whether the ruins were ACCESSIBLE on foot." |
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v. applaud; announce with great approval
"The NBC sportscasters ACCLAIMED every American victory in the Olympics and lamented every American defeat." |
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n. award of merit
"In the world of public relations, a 'Clio' is the highest ACCOLADE an advertising campaign can receive" |
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v. recognize; admit
"Although I ACKNOWLEDGE that the Beatle's tunes sound pretty dated nowadays, I still prefer them to the 'gangsta' rap songs my brothers play." |
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v. assent; agree without protesting
"When we asked her to participate in the play, she immediately ACQUIESCED." |
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adj. bitter in words or manner
"The candidate attacked his opponent in highly ACRIMONIOUS terms." |
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adj. quickly perceptive; keen; brief and severe
"The ACUTE young doctor realized immediately that the gradual deterioration of her patient's once-ACUTE hearing was due to a chronic illness, not an ACUTE one." |
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