WEEK 1 VOCAB
ABATE
a·bate (
-b
t
)
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v. a·bat·ed, a·bat·ing, a·bates
v.tr.
1. To reduce in amount, degree, or intensity; lessen. See Synonyms at decrease.
2. To deduct from an amount; subtract.
3. Law
a. To put an end to.
b. To make void.
v.intr.
4. To fall off in degree or intensity; subside.
ABDICATE
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ab·di·cate (
bd
-kt
)
bd-kt)
v. ab·di·cat·ed, ab·di·cat·ing, ab·di·cates
v.tr.
To relinquish (power or responsibility) formally.
v.intr.
To relinquish formally a high office or responsibility.
ABERRATION
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ab·er·ra·tion (b-rshn)n.
b-rshn)n.
1. A deviation from the proper or expected course. See Synonyms at deviation.
2. A departure from the normal or typical: events that were aberrations from the norm.
3. Psychology A disorder or abnormal alteration in one's mental state.
4.
a. A defect of focus, such as blurring in an image.
b. An imperfect image caused by a physical defect in an optical element, as in a lens.
ABSTAIN
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ab·stain (b-stn, b-)
b-stn, b-)
intr.v. ab·stained, ab·stain·ing, ab·stains
1. To refrain (stop) from something by one's own choice: abstain from traditional political rhetoric. See Synonyms at refrain1.
2. To refrain from voting: Forty senators voted in favor of the bill, 45 voted against it, and 15 abstained.
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