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Abasements
- noun - a low or downcast state; "each confession brought her into an attitude of abasement"- H.L.Menchken
- depriving one of self-esteem
Abatements
- noun - an interruption in the intensity or amount of something
- the act of abating; "laws enforcing noise abatement"
Abbreviate
- verb - reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened"
- shorten; "Abbreviate `New York' and write `NY'"
Aboveboard
- adjective - in an honest manner; "in he can't get it honestly, he is willing to steal it"; "was known for dealing aboveboard in everything"
- without concealment or deception; honest; "their business was open and aboveboard"; "straightforward in all his business affairs"
Abscession
- - A separating; removal; also, an abscess.
Abstemious
- adjective - marked by temperance in indulgence; "abstemious with the use of adverbs"; "a light eater"; "a light smoker"; "ate a light supper"
- not self indulgent
- sparing in consumption of especially food and drink; "the pleasures of the table, never of much consequence to one naturally abstemious"- John Galsworthy
Abstention
- noun - refusal to vote
- the trait of abstaining (especially from alcohol)
Abstergent
- - Serving to cleanse, detergent.
Abstersion
- - Act of wiping clean; a cleansing; a purging.