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  1. abbreviation
    shortening something by omitting parts of it
  2. abbreviate
    shorten
  3. abase
    cause to feel shame
  4. humble
    marked by meekness or modesty; not arrogant or prideful
  5. abate
    become less in amount or intensity
  6. abdicate
    give up power, duties, or obligations
  7. abdomen
    the region of the body between the thorax and the pelvis
  8. abet
    assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing
  9. abide
    dwell
  10. abject
    of the most contemptible kind
  11. abnormal
    not typical or usual or regular
  12. normal
    being approximately average or within certain limits
  13. abode
    any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
  14. abolish
    do away with
  15. abominable
    unequivocally detestable
  16. aboriginal
    having existed from the beginning
  17. primeval
    having existed from the beginning
  18. abortive
    failing to accomplish an intended result
  19. abound
    exist in large quantities
  20. abrade
    rub hard or scrub
  21. abreast
    alongside each other, facing in the same direction
  22. abrogate
    revoke formally
  23. abrupt
    exceedingly sudden and unexpected
  24. abscond
    run away, often taking something or somebody along
  25. absolve
    grant remission of a sin to
  26. absorb
    take in a liquid
  27. abstain
    refrain from doing, consuming, or partaking in something
  28. consume
    take in as food
  29. abstract
    existing only in the mind
  30. concrete
    capable of being perceived by the senses
  31. abstruse
    difficult to understand
  32. absurd
    inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense
  33. abundant
    present in great quantity
  34. scarce
    deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand
  35. abuse
    cruel or inhumane treatment
  36. abysmal
    exceptionally bad or displeasing
  37. abyss
    a bottomless gulf or pit
  38. accede
    yield to another's wish or opinion
  39. accelerate
    move faster
  40. access
    the right to enter
  41. accent
    special importance or significance
  42. accentuate
    stress or single out as important
  43. accessory
    a supplementary component that improves capability
  44. acclaim
    enthusiastic approval
  45. acclimatize
    get used to a certain environment
  46. accommodate
    have room for; hold without crowding
  47. accompany
    go or travel along with
  48. accomplish
    achieve with effort
  49. accomplice
    a person who joins with another in carrying out some plan
  50. accord
    concurrence of opinion
  51. accost
    approach and speak to someone aggressively or insistently
  52. account
    a record or narrative description of past events
  53. accountant
    someone who maintains and audits financial records
  54. accredit
    grant credentials to
  55. accretion
    an increase by natural growth or addition
  56. accrue
    grow by addition
  57. accumulate
    get or gather together
Created on Tue Oct 19 00:38:33 EDT 2010

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