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| v. to decrease; reduce Nasa announced that it would delay the launch of the manned spacecraft until the radiation from the solar flares abated. |
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| v. to give up a position, right, or power Romulus Agustus, the last Western Roman Emperor, was forced to abdicate the throne in 476 A.D., and the Germanic chieftain Odovacar became the de facto ruler of Italy. |
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| adj. deviating from what is normal |
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| n. temporary supression or suspension |
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| v. to reject; abandon formally |
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| n. the act of cutting; the natural separation of a leaf of other part of a plant |
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| adj. moderate in appetite |
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| n. the giving up of certain pleasures |
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