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Vocabulary Set A1
abase-acerbity
Question | Answer | |
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abase | v. To lower in position, estimation, or the like; degrade. | He <i>abased</i> his employees by reprimanding them in front of their peers. |
abdicate | v. To give up (royal power or the like). | The President cannot <i>abdicate</i> his responsibility to defend the Constitution. |
abjure | v. To recant, renounce, repudiate under oath. | The politician <i>abjured</i> the label the media gave him and stated it was offensive. |
abrogate | v. To abolish, repeal. | During the Civil War, the President <i>abrogated</i> laws he thought would weaken the Union. |
acerbity | n. Sourness, with bitterness and astringency. | It was surprising the hear Frank speak of his hometown with a certain <i>acerbity</i> and even hatred. |