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Absist
- - To stand apart from; top leave off; to desist.
Absorb
- verb - assimilate or take in; "The immigrants were quickly absorbed into society"
- become imbued; "The liquids, light, and gases absorb"
- cause to become one with; "The sales tax is absorbed into the state income tax"
- consume all of one's attention or time; "Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely"
- devote (oneself) fully to; "He immersed himself into his studies"
- Soak up, incorporate.
- suck or take up or in; "A black star absorbs all matter"
- take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words"
- take up mentally; "he absorbed the knowledge or beliefs of his tribe"
- take up, as of debts or payments; "absorb the costs for something"
Absume
- - To consume gradually; to waste away.
Absurd
- adjective - ridiculous
- a situation in which life seems irrational and meaningless; "The absurd is the essential concept and the first truth"--Albert Camus
- incongruous;inviting ridicule; "the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework"; "that's a cockeyed idea"; "ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer"; "a contribution so small as to be laughable"; "it is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion"; "a preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history"; "her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous"
- inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense; "the absurd predicament of seeming to argue that virtue is highly desirable but intensely unpleasant"- Walter Lippman
Abukir
- noun - a bay on the Mediterranean Sea in northern Egypt
Abulia
- noun - a loss of will power
Abulic
- adjective - suffering from abulia; showing abnormal inability to act or make decisions
Aburst
- - In a bursting condition.
Abused
- verb - change the inherent purpose or function of something; "Don't abuse the system"; "The director of the factory misused the funds intended for the health care of his workers"
- subjected to cruel treatment; "an abused wife"
- treat badly; "This boss abuses his workers"; "She is always stepping on others to get ahead"
- use foul or abusive language towards; "The actress abused the policeman who gave her a parking ticket"; "The angry mother shouted at the teacher"
- use wrongly or improperly or excessively; "Her husband often abuses alcohol"; "while she was pregnant, she abused drugs"
- used improperly or excessively especially drugs; "an abused substance"
Abuser
- noun - someone who abuses