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abate
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to reduce in amount, degree, intensity, etc.; lessen; diminish: to abate a tax; to abate one's enthusiasm.
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aberration
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1. the act of departing from the right, normal, or usual course.
2. deviation from truth or moral rectitude. 3. mental irregularity or disorder, esp. of a minor or temporary nature; lapse from a sound mental state. ex. In a fit of mental abeyance... |
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abet
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to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrongdoing.
ex. Aiding and abetting a criminal. |
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abeyance
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temporary inactivity, cessation, or suspension.
ex. Holding a court in abeyance. |
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abstemious
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characterized by abstinence.
ex. Keeping to an abstemious diet. |
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abstruse
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hard to understand.
ex. The exam's questions were abstruse. |
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acrimonious
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bitter in nature, manner, speech, etc.
ex. The verbal abuse was acrimonious. |
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acumen
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keen insight.
ex. Having incredible business acumen. |
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adamant
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insistent.
ex. My dad was adamant I didn't go. |
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aesthetic
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pertaining to a sense of the beautiful or to the science of aesthetics.
ex. The room was a perfect depiction of the modern aesthetic. |