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Oct 11, 2016

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- abase [v.]
  / ə.ˈbeɪs /
  To lower in position, estimation, or the like; degrade.
- abbess [n.]
  / ˈæ.bes /
  The lady superior of a nunnery.
- abbey [n.]
  / ˈæ.bi /
  The group of buildings which collectively form the dwelling-place of a society of monks or nuns.
- abbot [n.]
  / ˈæ.bət /
  The superior of a community of monks.
- abdicate [v.]
  / ˈæb.dəˌket /
  To give up (royal power or the like).
- abdomen [n.]
  / æbˈdo.mən /
  In mammals, the visceral cavity between the diaphragm and the pelvic floor; the belly.
- abdominal [n.]
  / æb.ˈdɑː.mɪn.əl /
  Of, pertaining to, or situated on the abdomen.
- abduction [n.]
  / æb.ˈdʌk.ʃən /
  A carrying away of a person against his will, or illegally.
- abed [adv.]
  / ə.ˈbed /
  In bed; on a bed.
- aberration [n.]
  / ˌæ.bə.ˈreɪʃ.ən /
  Deviation from a right, customary, or prescribed course.
- abet [v.]
  / ə.ˈbet /
  To aid, promote, or encourage the commission of (an offense).
- abeyance [n.]
  / ə.ˈbeɪəns /
  A state of suspension or temporary inaction.
- abhorrence [n.]
  / əb.ˈhɔː.rəns /
  The act of detesting extremely.
- abhorrent [adj.]
  / æb.ˈhɔː.rənt /
  Very repugnant; hateful.
- abidance [n.]
  / ə.ˈbaɪdns /
  An abiding.
- abject [adj.]
  / ˈæb.dʒekt /
  Sunk to a low condition.
- abjure [v.]
  / əb.ˈdʒʊər /
  To recant, renounce, repudiate under oath.
- able-bodied [adj.]
  / ˌeɪbl.ˈbɒ.did /
  Competent for physical service.
- ablution [n.]
  / ə.ˈbluːʃ.ən /
  A washing or cleansing, especially of the body.
- abnegate [v.]
  / ˈæb.nə.ɡeɪt /
  To renounce (a right or privilege).
- abnormal [adj.]
  / æb.ˈnɔːr.məl /
  Not conformed to the ordinary rule or standard.
- abominable [adj.]
  / ə.ˈbɑː.mə.nəb.əl /
  Very hateful.
- abominate [v.]
  / ə.ˈbɒ.mɪ.neɪt /
  To hate violently.
- abomination [n.]
  / ə.ˌbɑː.mə.ˈneɪʃ.ən /
  A very detestable act or practice.
- aboriginal [adj.]
  / ˌæ.bə.ˈrɪ.dʒənəl /
  Primitive; unsophisticated.
- aborigines [n.]
  / ˌæ.bə.ˈrɪ.dʒə.niz /
  The original of earliest known inhabitants of a country.
- aboveboard [adv.]
  / ə.ˈbʌv.bɔːrd /
  Without concealment, fraud, or trickery.
- aboveboard [adj.]
  / ə.ˈbʌv.bɔːrd /
  Without concealment, fraud, or trickery.
- abrade [v.]
  / ə.ˈbreɪd /
  To wear away the surface or some part of by friction.
- abrasion [n.]
  / ə.ˈbreɪʒ.ən /
  That which is rubbed off.
- abridge [v.]
  / ə.ˈbrɪdʒ /
  To make shorter in words, keeping the essential features, leaning out minor particles.
- abridgment [n.]
  / ə.ˈbrɪdʒ.mənt /
  A condensed form as of a book or play.
- abrogate [v.]
  / ˈæ.brə.ˌɡet /
  To abolish, repeal.
- abrupt [adj.]
  / ə.ˈbrʌpt /
  Beginning, ending, or changing suddenly or with a break.
- abscess [n.]
  / ˈæb.ˌses /
  A Collection of pus in a cavity formed within some tissue of the body.

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