10 WORDS A DAY/WORD MEANING SERIES STARTING WITH A/A-Z

ABASE(verb)
uh·beis
behave in a way that belittles or degrades (someone).

ABASH(verb)
uh·bash
make (someone) feel embarrassed, disconcerted, or ashamed.

ABATE(verb)
uh·beit
(of something unpleasant or severe) become less intense or widespread.

ABDICATE(verb)
ab·duh·keit
(of a monarch) renounce one's throne/fail to fulfill or undertake (a responsibility or duty).

ABERRANT(adjective)
uh·beh·ruhnt
departing from an accepted standard/diverging from the normal type.

ABERRATION(noun)
a·buh·rei·shn
a departure from what is normal, usual, or expected, typically an unwelcome one.

ABET(verb)
uh·bet
encourage or assist (someone) to do something wrong, in particular to commit a crime.

ABEYANCE(noun)
uh·bei·uhns
a state of temporary disuse or suspension.

ABHOR(verb)
uhb·haw
regard with disgust and hatred.

ABJECT(adjective)
ab·jekt
(of something bad) experienced or present to the maximum degree/(of a person or their behaviour) completely without pride or dignity; self-abasing.