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Aardvark

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/á:t.vạ:c/ con lợn đất

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abacus

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/ˈæb.ə.kəs/ bảng tính bằng hạt

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abase-yourself

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/əˈbeɪs/ to make yourself seem to be less important or to not deserve respect

I watched my colleagues abasing themselves before the board of trustees

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abatoir

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/ˈæb.ə.twɑːr/ slaughterhouse

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abaya

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/əˈbeɪ.ə/ a long piece of clothing that reaches to the ground, covering the whole of the body except the head, feet, and hands, worn by some Muslim women

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abbess

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/ˈæb.es/ a woman who is in charge of a convent

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  1. abdicate -> 2. +responsibility/your responsibilities
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/ˈæb.dɪ.keɪt/
1. If a king or queen abdicates, he or she makes a formal statement that he or she no longer wants to be king or queen:
King Edward VIII abdicated (the British throne) in 1936.
2.to fail to take responsibility for something:

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abbreviate

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/əˈbriː.vi.eɪt/

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abdomen->abdominal

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/ˈæb.də.mən/

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aberrant (formal)

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/əˈber.ənt/ /not usual/socially acceptable

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abhor->abhorrence, abhorrent

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/əˈbhɔːr/ to hate st, esp. a way of thinking/behaving, for moral reasons.

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abiotic

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/ˌeɪ.baɪˈɒt.ɪk/ not involving biology/living things

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abjure

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abode

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