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abate
Ex. Rahter than leaving immediately, they waited for the strom to abate. |
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aberrant
Ex. Given the aberrant nature of the data, we came to doubt the validity of the entire experiment. |
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abrasive
ust as abrasive cleaning powders can wear away a shiny finish, abrasive remarks wear away a listener's patience. |
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| rubbing away; tending to grind down |
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abridge
Because the publishers felt the public wanted a shorter verson of War and Peace, they proceeded top abridge the novel. |
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absolute
Ex. 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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| complete; totally unlimited; certain |
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abstemious
Ex. Concerned whether her vegetarian son's abstemious diet provided him with sufficent protien, the worried mother pressed food on him. |
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| sparing in eating and drinking; temperate |
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abstract
Ex. To him, hunger was an abstract concept; he had never missed a meal. |
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| theoretical; not concrete; nonrepresentational |
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abstruse
Ex. 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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| obscure; profound; difficult to understand |
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accessible
Ex. We asked our guide whether the ruins were accessible on foot. |
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| easy to appraoch; obtainable. |
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acclaim
Ex. The NBC sportscasters acclaimed every American vicotry in the Olympics and lamented every American defeat. |
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| applaud; announce with great approval |
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