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| ABSCOND v. |
leave hurriedly and secretly
she absconded with the remaining thousand dollars |
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| ABSCISSION n. |
The act of cutting off, as in a surgical operation.
the intern made her first abscission |
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sintaxys Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:52:36 GMT |
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| ABRUPT adj. |
sudden, enexpected
abrupt change of subject |
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sintaxys Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:52:36 GMT |
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| ABROGATE v. |
To abolish, repeal
abrogate the right to strike |
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sintaxys Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:52:36 GMT |
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ABRIDGE v.
n. abridgement |
shorten without losing sense
an abridged text of his speech |
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sintaxys Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:45:11 GMT |
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ABRADE v.
n. abrasion (that which is rubbed off)
adj. abrasive (causing friction) |
wear away the surface by friction |
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sintaxys Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:39:56 GMT |
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| ABOVEBOARD adj. |
legitimate, honest, and open
certain transactions were not totally aboveboard |
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sintaxys Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:39:56 GMT |
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| ABOUND v. |
exist in large numbers or amounts
rumors of a further scandal abound |
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sintaxys Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:39:56 GMT |
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ABORIGINAL adj.
n. aborigines |
indigenous, native
the area's aboriginal inhabitants |
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sintaxys Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:28:10 GMT |
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ABOMINABLE adj.
v. abominate
n. abomination |
unlikable, unpleasant
Caligula is an abominable figure in history |
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sintaxys Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:28:10 GMT |
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| ABNORMAL adj. |
not normal
abnormal behavior |
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sintaxys Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:28:10 GMT |
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| ABNEGATE v. |
renounce (right or privilage)
he attempts to abnegate his responsabilities |
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sintaxys Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:28:10 GMT |
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| ABLE-BODIED adj. |
fit,strong, healthy
he was the only able-bodied man in the farm |
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sintaxys Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:09:26 GMT |
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| ABJECT adj. |
extremely bad, unpleasant
abject poverty |
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sintaxys Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:09:26 GMT |
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| ABIDE v. |
accept
one thing I cannot abide is a lack of discipline |
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ABHORRENCE n.
adj. abhorrent |
a feeling of repulsion
marrying him filled her with abhorrence |
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sintaxys Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:09:26 GMT |
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| ABERRATION n. |
deviation from what is normal
evil men are an aberration |
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sintaxys Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:09:26 GMT |
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| ABED adv. |
on a bed
archaic word |
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sintaxys Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:09:26 GMT |
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| ABJURE v. |
deny a previous belief
abjure the Catholic faith |
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sintaxys Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:09:26 GMT |
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| ABEYANCE n. |
state of temporary incativity,
stop for a while
her account was placed in abeyance |
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sintaxys Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:09:26 GMT |
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| ABET v. |
to help someone in wrong doing
I abetted his illegal drug traffic |
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sintaxys Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:16:59 GMT |
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| ABDUCTION n. |
kidnapping, against will
the girl was abducted from school |
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sintaxys Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:15:08 GMT |
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| ABDICATE v. |
to give up power or control (royalty, presidency)
the king abdicated his throne |
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sintaxys Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:13:37 GMT |
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| ABASE v. |
embarrass or shame someone else, demean, degrade,
lower yourself physically or in rank
Don had a reputation for openly abasing his employees |
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sintaxys Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:12:06 GMT |
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