1.The sharp rocks abraded the skin on her legs, so she put iodine on her abrasions.
2.Because the publishers felt the public wanted a shorter version of War and Peace, they proceeded to abridge the novel.
3.Attacked by armed troops, the Chinese students had to abandon their abortive attempt to democratize Beijing peacefully.
4.He intended to abrogate the decree issued by his predecessor.
5.The teller who absconded with the bonds went uncaptured until someone recognized him from his photograph on "America's Most Wanted."
6.Just as abrasive cleaning powders can wear away a shiny finish, abrasive remarks can wear away a listener's patience.
7.being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native. Her studies of the primitive art forms of the aboriginal Indians were widely reported in the scientific journals.
8.Although the King of Siam was an absolute monarch, he did not want to behead his unfaithful wife without absolute evidence of her infidelity.
9.The father confessor absolved him of his sins.
10. Mary liked John until she learned he was dating Susan; then she called him an abominable young man, with abominable taste in women.
11.Defeated, Queen Zenobia was forced to abase herself before the conquering Romans, who made her march in chains before the emperor in the procession celebrating his triumph.
12.He was not at all abashed by her open admiration.
13.On the streets of New York the homeless live in abject poverty, huddling in doorways to find shelter from the wind.
14.During the nineteenth century, America absorbed hordes of immigrants, turning them into productive citizens. Can Huggies diapers absorb more liquid than Pampers can? This question does not absorb me; instead, it bores me.
15.After considering the effect of alcohol on his athletic performance, he decided to abstain from drinking while he trained for the race.
16.Concerned whether her vegetarian son's abstemious diet provided him with sufficient protein, the worried mother pressed food on him.
17.No act of abnegation was more pronounced than his refusal of any rewards for his discovery.
18.The doctor recommended total abstinence from salted foods.
19.Rather than leaving immediately, they waited for the storm to abate.
20.His daily ablutions were accompanied by loud noises that he humorously labeled "Opera in the Bath."
21.The deal was held in abeyance until her arrival.
22.She carries around abstruse works of philosophy, not because she understands them but because she wants her friends to think she does.
23.At his immigration interview, Ivan listed his abundant reasons for coming to America: the hope of religious freedom, the prospect of employment, the promise of a more abundant life.
24.She was unwilling to abet him in the swindle he had planned.
25.coarsely insulting.An abusive parent damages a child both mentally and physically.
26.Where our estates abut, we must build a fence.
27.Given the aberrant nature of the data, we doubted the validity of the entire experiment.
28.Because we were running out of time, the lecturer had to abbreviate her speech.
29.When Edward VIII abdicated the British throne to marry the woman he loved, he surprised the entire world.
30.His arrogance is exceeded only by his abysmal ignorance.
31.Darth Vader seized the evil emperor and hurled him down into the abyss.
32.The dean's talk about reforming the college admissions system was only an academic discussion: we knew little, if anything, would change.
33.He abjured his allegiance to the king.
34.If I accede to this demand for blackmail, I am afraid that I will be the victim of future demands.
35.She abhorred all forms of bigotry.
36.In our science class, we learn how falling bodies accelerate.
37.If you accentuate the positive and eliminate the negative, you may wind up with an overoptimistic view of the world.
38.The movie Ransom describes the attempts to rescue a multimillionaire's son after the child's abduction by kidnappers.
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