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Stack #141518
| Question | Answer | Flap 3 |
|---|---|---|
| abbreviate | shorten | Because we were running out of time, the lecturer had to abbreviate her speech. |
| abate | subside or moderate | Rather than leaving immediately, they waited for the storm to abate. |
| abortive | unsuccessful; fruitless | We had to abandon our abortive attempts. |
| absolute | complete; totally unlimited; certain | Although the King of Siam was an absolute monarch, he did not want to behead his unfaithful wife without absolute evidence of her infidelity. |
| abstract | theoretical; not concrete; non-representational | To him, hunger was an abstract concept; he had never missed a meal. |
| abusive | coarsely insulting; physically harmful | An abusive parent damages a child both mentally and physically. |
| accelerate | move faster | In our science class, we learn how falling bodies accelerate. |
| accessible | easy to approach; obtainable | We asked our guide whether the ruins were accessible on foot. |
| accessory | additional object; useful but not essential thing | She bought an attractive handbag as an accessory for her dress. |
| abscond | depart secretly and hide | The teller absconded with the bonds and was not found. |
| aberrant | abnormal or deviant | Given the aberrant nature of the data, we came to doubt the validity of the entire experiment. |
| abeyance | suspended action | The deal was held in abeyance until her arrival. |
| adamant | hard, inflexible | He was adamant in his determination to punish the wrongdoer. |
| adulterate | make impure by mixing with baser substances | It is a crime to adulterate foods without informing the buyer. |
| adversity | poverty, misfortune | We must learn to meet adversity gracefully. |
| abase | 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 | embarrass | He was not at all abashed by her open admiration. |
| abdicate | renounce; give up | When Edward VII abdicated the British throne, he surprised the entire world. |
| abet | assist, usually in doing something wrong | She was unwilling to abet him in the swindle he had planned. |
| abject | 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 | renounce upon oath | He abjured his allegiance to the king. |
| ablution | washing | His daily ablutions were accompanied by loud noises that he humorously labeled "Opera in the Bath." |
| abnegation | renunciation; 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. |
| abominate | loathe; hate | Moses scolded the idol worshippers in the tribe because he abominated the custom. |
| abrasive | rubbing away; tending to grind down | Just as abrasive cleaning powders can wear away a shiny finish, abrasive remarks can wear away a listener's patience. |
| abrogate | abolish | He intended to abrogate the decree issued by his predecessor. |
| absolve | pardon (an offense) | The father confessor absolved him of his sins. |
| abstain | refrain; withhold from participation | After considering the effect of alcohol on his athletic performance, he decided to abstain from drinking while he trained for the race. |
| abut | border upon; adjoin | Where our estates abut, we must build a fence. |
| abysmal | bottomless | His arrogance is exceeded only by his abysmal ignorance. |
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