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Saturday, July 26, 2008

From Abase to Abstemious: A Vocabulary Builder



Do you know the following words? Are you familiar with them? Which meaning matches the words below?

Abase
Abattoir
Abdicate
Abduct
Abet
Abeyance
Abject
Abjure
Ablation
Ablution
Abnegation
Abominate
Abound
Abracadabra
Abrasive
Abrogate
Abscond
Absinthe
Absolution
Abstemious

-a washing or cleansing of the body especially in a ritual manner
-to leave secretly and hide, often to avoid the law
-gibberish
-to encourage or assist especially in wrongdoing
-to humble or degrade
-to renounce under oath
-to relinquish power or responsibility formally
-exercising self-restraint in appetites or behavior.
-to detest thoroughly, abhor
-slaughterhouse
-kidnap
-suspension
-despicable or miserable
-amputation of a body part or reduction, as by melting
-self-denial
-to be fully supplied
-harsh or irritating in manner
-to abolish or annul especially by authority
-a strong bitter liqueur
-the formal remission of sin imparted by a priest, as in the sacrament of penance

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