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abrasive |
rubbing away; tending to grind down |
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abridge |
condense or shorten |
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abrogate |
abolish |
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abscission |
cutting off; separation |
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abscond |
depart secretly and hide |
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absolute |
complete; totally unlimited; having complete power; certain; not relative; Ex. absolute honesty/ruler; CF. absolutism |
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absolve |
pardon (an offense) |
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abstain |
refrain; withhold from participation; intentionally not use one's vote; |
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abstemious |
sparing in eating and drinking; temperate |
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abstinence |
restraint from pleasant things, esp. eating or drinking; CF. abstention: act of abstaining from vote |
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abstract |
theoretical; not concrete; nonrepresentational |
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abstruse |
obscure; profound; difficult to understand |
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abusive |
coarsely insulting; physically harmful |
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abut |
border upon; adjoin |
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abysmal |
bottomless |
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abyss |
enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit |
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academic |
related to a school; not practical or directly useful |
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accede |
agree |
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accelerate |
move faster |
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accessible |
easy to approach; obtainable |
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accessory |
additional object; useful but not essential thing |
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