lower, humiliate

Defeated, Queen Zenobia was force to abase herslef before the conquering Romans, who made her march in chains before the emperor in the procession celebrating his triumph.

embarrass

He was not at all abashed by her open admiration.

subside, decrease, lessen

Rather than leaving immediately, they waited for the storm to abate.

renounce, give up

When Edward VIII abdicated the British throne to marry the women he loved, he suprised the entire world

abnormal, deviant

Given the aberrant nature of the data, we doubted the validity of the entire experiment.

aid,usually in doing something wrong

She was unwilling to abet him in the swindle he had planned.

detest, hate

She abhorred all forms of bigotry.

wretched, lacking pride

On the streets of New York the homeless live in abject poverty.

renounce upon oath

He abjured his allegiance to the king.

repudiation, self-sacrifice

Though Rudolph anad Duchess Flavia loved one another, their love was doomed, for she had to marry the king, their act of abnegation was neccesary to preserve the kingdom.

detestable, extremely unpleasant

Mary liked John until she learned he was dating Susan, then she called him an abominable young man.

unsuccessful, fruitless

Attacked by armed troops, the chinese students had to abandon their abortive attempt to democratize Beijing peacefully.

wear away by friction

Because the sharp rocks had abraded the skin on her legs, she dabbed iodine on the scraped and abrasions.

rubbing away

Just as abrasive cleaning powders can wear away a shiny finish, abrasive remarks can wear away a listener's patience.

condense, shorten

Because the publishers felt the public wanted shorter verision of War and Peace, they proceeded to abridge the novel.

depart secretly and hide

The teller who absconded with the bonds went uncaptured until someone recognized him from his photograph.

pardon

The father confessor absolved him of his sins.

refrain

After considering the effect of alcohol on his athelic performance, he decided to abstain from driking while he trained for the race

sparing in eating and drinking

Concerned whether her vegetarian son's abstemious diet provided him with sufficient protein.

theoretical, not concrete

To him, hunger was an abstract concept, he had never missed a meal.

obscure

Baffled by the abstruse philosophical texts assigned in class, Dave asked Lexy to explain Kants Critique of Pure Reason.

plentiful

At his immigration interview, Ivan listed his abundant reasons for coming to America.

one

monarchy government by one ruler

monotheism belief in one god

many

multifarious having many parts

multitudinous numerous

new

neologism newly coined word

neophyte beginner; novice

not

noncommittal undecided

nonentity person of no importance

agaisnt

obloquy infamy; disgrace

obtrude push into prominence

occlude close; block out

offend insult

opponent someone who struggles agianst; foe

few

oligarchy government by few

all, every

panacea cure-all

panorama unobstructed view in all directions

beyond, related

parallel similar

paraphase restate; translate

through, completely

permeable allowing passage through

pervade spread throughout

around, near

perimeter outer boundary

periphery edge

periphrastic stated in a roundabout way

many

plygamist person with several spouses

polyglot speaking several languages

after

postpone delay

posterity generations that follow

posthumous after death

before

preamble introductory statement

prefix word part placed before a root

premonition forewarning

first

primordial exisitng at the dawn of time

primoogeniture state of being the first born

foward, in favor of

propulsive drinving foward

proponent supporter

first

prototype first of its kind

false

pseudonym pen name