ABASH

 to make ashamed;

to embarrass

ABATE

to subside;

to reduce

ABDICATE

to step down from a position of power or responsibility

ABERRATION

something not typical;

a deviation from the standard

ABHOR

to hate very, very much;

to detest

ABJECT

hopeless;

extremely sad and servile;

defeated;

utterly bummed out

ABNEGATE

to deny oneself things;

to reject;

to renounce