Definition: To reduce in amount, degree, or severity

Example: As the hurricane's force abated, the winds dropped and the sea became calm

Definition: To leave secretly

Example: The patron absconded from the restaurant without paying his bill by sneaking out the back door.

Definition: To choose not to do something

Example: She abstained from eating a giant piece of chocolate cake.

Definition: Extremely deep hole

Example: Because she did not do anything for her classes, she had dug herself an inescapable abyss.