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Abate

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To decrease or reduce

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Abdicate

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To give up a position, right, or power

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Aberrant

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Deviating from what is normal

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4
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Aberration

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Something different from the usual or normal

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5
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Abeyance

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Temporary suppression or suspension

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Abject

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Miserable or 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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Abscise

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To cut off or away

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Abscond

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To depart secretly

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11
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Abstemious

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Moderate in appetite

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12
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Abstinence

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The giving up of certain pleasures

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