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Abase v. (After being overthrown and abased, the deposed leader offered to bow down to his conqueror.) |
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Abate v. (The rain poured down for a while, then abated.) |
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Abdicate v. (When he realized that the revolutionaries would surely win, the king abdicated his throne.) |
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| to give up a position, usually one of leadership |
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Abduct v. (The evildoers abducted the fairy princess from her happy home.) |
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| to kidnap, to take by force |
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Abberation v. (In 1918, the Boston Red Sox won the World Series, but the success turned out to be an aberration, and the Red Sox have not won a World Series since.) |
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| something that differs from the norm |
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Abet v. (The spy succeeded only because he had a friend on the inside to abet him.) |
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