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Abate
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Decrease, reduce
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Abdicate
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To give up a position, right, or power
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De facto
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In fact, whether by right or not; exercising power without being legally established
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Aberrant
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Deviating from what is normal
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Abeyance
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Temporary supression or suspension
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Abject
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Miserable, pitiful
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Abjure
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To reject; abandon formally
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Abscission
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The act of cutting; the natural separation of a leaf or other part of a plant
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Abscond
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To depart secretly
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Abstemious
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Moderate in apetite
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Abstinence
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Giving up of certain pleasures
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Abysmal
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Very bad
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Acrretion
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Growth in size or increase in amount
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Accrue
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Accumulate; grow by additions
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Adamant
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Uncompromising; unyielding
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