DAY 1

Question 1

Abandon

Answer 1

1. freedom from inhibitions, restraint, concern, or worry
2. to forsake completely; to desert; to leave behind

She danced with abandon.

We abandoned the old car in the empty parking lot.

1. 1. Freedom, impulse, recklessness, thoughtlessness, uninhibitedness, unrestraint, wantonness, wildness
2. leave, leave behind, walk out on, forsake.

Question 2

Abase

Answer 2

1. to humble or belittle oneself; to lower in rank, esteem, degrade.

I would never do something that would debase myself.

Degrade, demote, humiliate, demean

Question 3

Abash

Answer 3

to make ashamed, embarrassed, or confused

I felt terribly abashed when she walked into the wrong hotel room.

Ashame, bewilder, confuse, embarrass, faze

Question 4

Abate

Answer 4

to reduce in degree, intensity, value, amount

The storms have abated by the time they arrived home.

dwindle, diminish, weaken

Question 5

Abbreviate

Answer 5

to shorten(a word, phrase, or text)

The business of artists and repertory is commonly abbreviated to A&R.

shorten, abridge, curtail, truncate

Question 6

Abdicate

Answer 6

to renounce (a throne, power, responsiblity, rights) esp. formally

The king abdicated from the crown in order to marry a peasant girl.

give up a right, renounce, abjure, abnegate