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To lower in position, estimation, or the like; degrade
Kids in this generation abase themselves too much to show they are better than everybody else |
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To give up (royal power or the like)
In my sophomore year we got a new principle because our old principle decided to abdicate. |
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A carrying away of a person against his will or illegally
So many young girls are being abducted these days, the streets are very unsafe. |
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To disparage; to put down;
Do not belittle one because you never know what they are capable of. |
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Manifesting a warlike spirit
Some people say that I come off as belligerent and then when they get to know me I'm actually pretty sweet. |
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Helpful
School is very beneficial in life if you want to be successful. |
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Kind, generous, doing good for others
I am very benevolent when it comes to the people I love. |
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Good, unharmful
In a show called Grey's Anatomy, we learn about benign tumors. |
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To persuade; to impose on or dupe by flattering speech
I need to be cajoled into eating healthy. |
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Honest and straightforward
I am a very candid person , I don't beat around the bush especially if you are my close friend. |
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To surrender or stipulate terms
The British capitulated to the Americans in the American Revolution War. |
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To fascinate, as by excellence, eloquence, or beauty
When i go to art museums , i'm not always captivated by the arts. |
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Scarcity, as of something essential or desirable
When I go into supermarkets, there is always a dearth of everything bagel seed mix |
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To lower in character or virtue
If heroes could so debase themselves, can we wonder if men who were not heroes lent themselves to every sort of villainy ? |
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Propriety, properness
My mother always taught me to show decorum when being in public and meeting others. |
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Showing enthusiasm or exhilaration
I am always ebullient before a basketball or softball game. |
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To obliterate or destroy
efface the impression which was then, I think indelibly, stamped upon my mind. |
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Having womanish traits or qualities
I have my effeminate ways by the way I dress but not by the way I act. |
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To invent falsely; lie
Sometimes people fabricate rumors to ruin someone's life. |
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An exact copy or reproduction
Some people are facsimiles of their parents. |
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The whole range or sequence
Gamut of musical styles on this rich masterpiece. |
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Greedy or given to excess in eating
I can be gluttonous when it comes to my snacks. |
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According to usual practice
Its an habitual thing for me to be eating bacon egg and cheese sandwiches . |
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Shameful or contemptible
It is very ignominious for police officers to be racist. |
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Within one's nature; firmly established; natural
I inherited my dad's caring personality. |
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Cheerful or merry
I am very jovial for the holidays. |
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Praiseworthy
I am laudable when it comes to my religion. |
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Long life; prolonged existence
Any tree planted will be a living memorial of great longevity. |
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Generous in treating or judging others
His heart was kind and his affections were strong; he was magnanimous and disinterested, simple and honest. |
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Wishing evil to others; mean-spirited
I always wear an evil eye bracelet just in case someone is being malevolent towards me. |
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