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abase
. [  j. H" ?- D: ^2 ~- L& f: X[E5beis]

v.
$ }. L" m- y( `: g[abased; abased; abasing] lower; degrade; humiliate

Anna expected to have to curtsy to the King of Siam; when told to cast herself down on the ground before him, however she refused to abase herself.

abash
[E5bAF]

v.
[abashed; abashed; abashing] embarrass

He was not at all abashed by her open admiration.

abate
* U6 e/ O! j' P8 E3 g# l[E5beit]

v.
[abated; abated; abating] subside or moderate

Rather than leaving immediately, they waited for the storm to abate.

abbreviate
4 U& t( o/ r" Y- k3 f6 |) i[E5bri:vieit]

v.
7 k0 u$ G9 A. ^$ u! [" t$ q[abbreviated; abbreviated; abbreviating] shorten

Because we were running out of time, the lecturer had to abbreviate her speech.

abdicate
" c  M% T* B( f  }[Abdi5keit]

v.
[abdicated; abdicated; abdicating] renounce; give up

When Edward VII abdicated the British throne, he surprised the entire world.

aberrant
# x. P# Q* D/ U5 P# i, e[A5berEnt]

adj.
% O6 q+ D7 ^3 H" y  o* d8 tabnormal or deviant

Given the aberrant nature of the data, we came to doubt the validity of the entire experiment.

abet
[E5bet]

v.
* T- V* p" e( s[abetted; abetted; abetting] assist, usually in doing something wrong

She was unwilling to abet him in the swindle he had planned.

abeyance
3 V# O8 W: C- E& z[E5beiEns]

n.
suspended action

The deal was held in abeyance until her arrival.

abject
[5AbdVekt]

adj.
' R; n9 @: p( J& m" f$ [wretched; lacking pride

On the streets of New York the homeless live in abject poverty, huddling in doorways to find shelter from the wind.

abjure
[Eb5dVuE]

v.
3 [9 e  m3 T. Z6 O6 d[abjured; abjured; abjuring] renounce upon oath

He abjured his allegiance to the king.

ablution
/ l$ }5 Q; o# _; w[E5blu:FEn]

n.
washing

His daily ablutions were accompanied by loud noises that he humorously labeled "Opera in the Bath."

abnegation
[Abni5geiFEn]

n.
) H3 d5 M( Z# q$ X. nrenunciation; self-sacrifice

Though Rudolph and Duchess Flavia loved one another, their love was doomed, for she had to wed the king; their act of abnegation was necessary to preserve the kingdom.