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1.The washing of one's body or part of it ( as in a religious rite)
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ablution
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1 a : to rub or wear away especially by friction : ERODE b : to irritate or roughen by rubbing
2 : to wear down in spirit : IRRITATE, WEARY |
abrade
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1 : to actively second and encourage (as an activity or plan) : FORWARD
2 : to assist or support in the achievement of a purpose <abetted the thief in his getaway |
abet
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1 : DENY, RENOUNCE <abnegated their God>
2 : SURRENDER, RELINQUISH <abnegated her powers> |
abnegate
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1 : to abolish by authoritative action : ANNUL
2 : to treat as nonexistent <abrogating their responsibilities> |
abrogate
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: difficult to comprehend : RECONDITE <the abstruse calculations of mathematicians>
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abstruse
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1 archaic : to lower physically
2 : to lower in rank, office, prestige, or esteem |
abase
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1 : temporary inactivity : SUSPENSION
2 : a lapse in succession during which there is no person in whom a title is vested |
abeyance
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1 : to hate or loathe intensely
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abominate
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to depart secretly and hide oneself
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abscond
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to destroy the self-possession or self-confidence of
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abash
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to regard with extreme repugnance : LOATHE
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abhor
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1 : being the first or earliest known of its kind present in a region <aboriginal forests> <aboriginal rocks>
2 a : of or relating to aborigines b often capitalized : of or relating to the indigenous peoples of Australia synonym see NATIVE |
aborigional
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1 : to set free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt
2 : to remit (a sin) by absolution |
absolve/exculpate
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1 a : having immense or fathomless extension downward, backward, or inward <an abysmal cliff> b : immeasurably great : PROFOUND <abysmal ignorance> c : immeasurably low or wretched <abysmal living conditions of the poor>
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abysmal
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