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Question 1

Abandon

Answer 1

Noun
Total lack of inhibition.
With her strict parents out of town, Kelly danced all night with abandon.

Question 2

Abate

Answer 2

Verb
To decrease,to reduce.
My hunger abated when I saw how filthy the chef’s hands were.

Question 3

Abet

Answer 3

Verb
To aid; to act as an accomplice.
While Derwin robbed the bank, Marvin abetted his friend by pulling up the getaway car.

Question 4

Abjure

Answer 4

Verb
To renounce under oath; to abandon forever; to abstain from.
After having been devout for most of his life, he suddenly abjured his beliefs, much to his family’s disappointment.

Question 5

Abnegate

Answer 5

Verb
To give up; to deny to oneself.
After his retirement, the former police commissioner founder it difficult to abnegate authority.

Question 6

Abortive

Answer 6

Adj
Ending without results.
Her abortive attempt to swim the full five miles left her frustrated.

Question 7

Abrogate

Answer 7

Verb
To annul; to abolish by authoritative action.
The president’s job is to abrogate any law that fosters inequality among citizens.

Question 8

Abscond

Answer 8

Verb
To leave quickly in secret.
The criminal absconded during the night with all of his mother’s money.

Question 9

Abstemious

Answer 9

Adj
Done sparingly; consuming in moderation.
The spa served no sugar or wheat, but the clients found the retreat so calm that they didn’t mind the abstemious rules.

Question 10

Accede

Answer 10

Verb
To express approval, to agree to.
Once the mayor heard the reasonable request, she .happily acceded to the proposal