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abate
I cannot abate the overload.
Her abdominal discomfort hasn’t abated.

A
lessen size, amount, location (Уменьшать)
calm down, subside
утихать
weaken
ослабивать
(Уменьшать)
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abridge

A novel abridged to a haiku.

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to shorten, make less

сокращать, уменьшать

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abhor

You look at me, and you see everything you abhor in yourse

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loathe, to detest

презирать, ненавидеть, не терпеть

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abash

And how abashed he was, facing Ellen on the morning after.

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to embarrass

смущать

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abdicate

Arthur has abdicated his responsibility

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to renounce

отрекаться

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Abet

We arrest you for aiding and abetting

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to assist, foster

помогать, поощрять, содействовать

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abjure

Even when I abjured her, I still loved her.

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to avoid, renounce

отказаться, отречься

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abound

Our little life abound in large traps.

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to exist in great numbers
overflow
располагать большим количеством кого-чего-нибудь.

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abrogate

Have you abrogated that right?

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to annul, nullify

отменять, аннулировать

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abscond

And so you decided to abscond together?

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to escape

избегать

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Tell me what words do you know

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abrogate, abate, abet, abhor, abscond, abridge, abash, abjure, abound, abdicate

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