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To degrade or humiliate someone
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C2 English Vocabulary
Proficiency — near-native command of nuance and precision. · 6,030 words
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abash
To embarrass or make someone feel ashamed
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abashed
Embarrassed or ashamed
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abate
To become less intense or severe; to diminish
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abbreviate
To shorten a word or text by omitting parts
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abbreviation
A shortened form of a word or phrase
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abdicate
To formally give up power or a throne
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abdication
The act of formally giving up a high position or power, especially a throne
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abduct
To kidnap someone; to take away by force
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aberrant
Deviating from what is normal or expected
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aberration
A deviation from what is normal; a mental lapse; an optical defect
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abet
To encourage or assist someone in wrongdoing
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abeyance
A state of temporary suspension or inactivity
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abhor
To feel strong hatred or disgust toward something
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abhorrent
Causing strong disgust or hatred; deeply offensive
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abiotic
Not living; relating to the absence of life or living organisms
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abject
Utterly miserable, degraded, or contemptible
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abjection
A state of extreme degradation or humiliation
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abjectly
In a manner showing great shame or degradation
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ablaze
On fire or brightly lit; filled with excitement
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ablution
A ritual or ceremonial washing of the body
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abnegate
To renounce or give up a right or privilege
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abnegation
Self-denial; the renunciation of one's own interests
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abnormality
The state of being abnormal; something that deviates from the norm
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abolitionist
A person who advocates abolishing a practice, especially slavery
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abominate
To feel intense disgust or hatred toward something
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abort
To end a pregnancy or stop a process before completion
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abortive
Failing to achieve the intended result; unsuccessful
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abound
To exist in large quantities; to be plentiful
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aboveboard
Open and honest, without deception
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