ABACK

Backward, Behind

ABAFT
In the back That building is located just abaft the bridge.
The back end of an airplane, cockpit of a plane To the rear end of a ship Do you mind meeting me later abaft the stacks on deck?

Taken aback
When Mary told me the news, I was taken aback for a moment. When I told my parents I was married, they were completely taken aback. Company executives have been taken aback by the criticism. I asked him directly if he was looking for someone with my skills, and I think he was kind of taken aback.

ABASE
Humiliate, to bring someone down, bringing them low
Zedekiah,

who has taken up arms against me, must abase himself.

"But he is too deeply abased already," said Ewan. We are not abased, but only amused by our world's He abased himself before the king

ABASH
Have caused another person to feel awkward, bashful, embarrassed, or ashamed.
To make your best friend feel abashed, you might tell her new boyfriend about the time she I was abashed by the magnitude of the others generosity so I donated twenty thousand more, He is not struck off, nor abashed, not a bit I'm afraid there's not much I can do," said Harry, somewhat abashed by the discouraging reception. He knight was all abashed at these proud words.

Abate
Become less in amount or intensity, make less active or intense
If you take measures to abate pollution or noise, you reduce them. The rain abates, gates reopen, and fans start filing back into Grant Park after being booted out 2 hours earlier. The rain shows no sign of abating as search and rescue operations continue across the affected areas. Health care costs have risen rapidly over the last decade and show no signs of abating. Abate emissions from the sector.

ABATTOIR
Slaughterhouse

ABERRATE
Diverge or deviate from the straight path; produce aberration
The President aberrated from being a perfect gentleman As a psychotic genuinely improves, their aberrated behavior often becomes more aggressive

ABERRATION
Abnormal or unexpected such as a strange action or mental state.
Today, you'd say it was an aberration to send little children to work in coal mines and factories and not to school, which was common in the nineteenth century Standardized processes are ones that are eliminate aberrations and unplanned redundancies. He described his behavior in 2006 as an aberration. It would be a clear case of either attempted suicide or mental aberration.

ABET

Assist , help or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing

"She was charged with aiding and abetting the burglar because she drove the getaway car. abetted the thief in robbing the bank. Taylor was found guilty of aiding and abetting rebels in Sierra Leone during its civil war. Two days later he abetted in the murder of Mountfort, an actor.

Under international law, aiding and abetting would be the same as pulling the trigger,

Abetter
one who helps or encourages or incites another

Abeyance
Temporary halt to something
Abeyance at present. Abeyance for the time being, council agreed. Abeyance for 1500 years. Abeyance during the period of pupillage or nonage. My feelings of home-sickness had returned with redoubled strength after being long in abeyance.

Abhore
It gives you a feeling of complete hatred. "I abhor that man,"
She abhors cats He abhorred art that dwelt on aesthetics at the expense of social problems In reality, they abhor any government regulations that cut into profit Art was abhorred, Knowledge was despised, Reason was an outcast. Paul advised walking in wisdom; he abhorred walking in craftiness.

Abide
To put up with; tolerate: can't abide such incompetence.

To wait patiently for: I will abide the coming of my lord (Tennyson). To withstand: a thermoplastic that will abide rough use and great heat.( able to successfully cope with something)
If you can't abide your sister's shrill violin playing, it means you can't live with it, you can't be in the house when she's practicing.

Ab initio

From the beginning Initially

Abject
Reeks of humiliation or looks like the lowest of lows,
Abject poverty Abject cowardice The most abject slaves joined in the revolt Abject surrender An abject apology By almost any economic measure, socialism under Fidel Castro has been an abject failure. The broadcaster was chagrined abject, some critics said. In other words, Tesla expects to be an outright winner, not an abject loser, among American automakers.

Abjure

To swear off, and it applies to something you once believed.

You might abjure the field of astrology after receiving a bad fortune, You might abjure marriage after a bitter divorce. I had a hundred times abjured my enmity to Lady Maria. She abjured her beliefs He abjured naturalism publicly On accepting Islam he abjured poetry, saying, "God has given me the Koran in exchange for it." Money was abjured, as the root of all evil. "Is it true that your majesty has abjured the Protestant religion?"

Ablate
Amputate, to remove a part of body

Ablaze
Lighted up by fire or flame :- forests set ablaze (or afire) by lightning
At least four homes were set ablaze by soldiers, the residents said Athens last witnessed serious violence in February, when protesters set shops and banks ablaze as parliament approved an austerity bill. The house is ablaze.

Colourful: - maple trees ablaze in autumn Lighted with red light: - streets ablaze with lighted Christmas trees

Indicating Excitement: - his face all ablaze with excitement"

Able bodied
Clean bill of health , healthy

Ablution
A washing or a cleaning of oneself
At the gate I found an old grocer performing an ablution which was not prescribed. After three ablutions, he kissed the Black Stone, whilst tears welled up in his eyes. Let as little ablution water as possible be given to the patient. An old Brahman was at no great distance, performing his morning ablution After ablution came supper in the dining-hall, with bare beams overhead. How much water your personal ablutions require depends on what kind of shower head you have and how long you luxuriate beneath it In warm climates, and during hot weather, ablution should be more frequently practised.

Abnegate
Deny or renounce something, abnegate also means to surrender a position of power. What's the difference between abnegate and abdicate? Both mean to renounce power or authority, but abdicate is usually reserved for higher offices of power. The king abdicates the throne. The CEO, who gives up day-to-day responsibility? He abnegates responsibility.
The minister abnegated the luxuries of life.

They abnegated their gods The King abnegated his power to the ministers He could not abnegate his responsibility and cast it upon others.

Aboard

On a ship, train or plane.

People aboard the train. There is no question that conditions aboard the ship are very challenging, The Boston fire occurred aboard a Japan Airlines plane that had just landed after an overseas flight and was parked. The French arrived at 9:30 p.m. aboard four planes, which landed one after another. Authorities said a battery in the auxiliary power unit aboard the plane jet had suffered "severe fire damage.

Abode
Your abode is where you live.

ABOLISH
Destroy, get rid of or to stop something

Slavery was abolished in the mid-19th century in America and in Russia.

South Africa abolished the death penalty in 1995. There are a few republicans who want the monarchy abolished.

ABOMINABLE
Abominable is as bad as it gets
Hes a ritualist, and his manners are abominable. The same abominable measures are adopted; the same outrages take place.. But why must she come out in such abominable weather? Abominable treatment of prisoners If the food at camp is abominable, the campers might start to shout, "Ick! Ick!

Aboriginal The native, indigenous people of a country. Aborigines

These people are generally considered to be the aborigines of the Philippines, and perhaps at one time inhabited the entire group.

The aborigines also understood painting, sculpture, and music.

Abort
Terminate before completion
Abort the mission Abort the process running on my computer Mission to moon was aborted after an oxygen tank on the spaceship exploded.

 The agency is also examining BATS' own aborted public offering this year.

Abound
Be abundant or plentiful; exist in large quantities
In spring, birds, flowers, rain, and frisbees abound. In very hot weather, insects and suntan lotion abound. Dogs are happy at the park when squirrels abound meaning there are a lot of squirrels. The room abounded with screaming children

ABOUT FACE

A complete change of opinion or decision to the opposite

While researching Saudi Arabia for her vacation, Vanessa had an about face and decided to go to Alaska instead.

Abrasive

An example of abrasive is the attitude of your boss who is always short tempered and yelling at you. Harsh and rough in manner: an unpleasant, abrasive personality. If you find someone abrasive, he or she grinds away at your nerves.

An abrasive character An abrasive manner of speaking He had heard the talk: He was too abrasive, too politically incorrect He is arrogant, abrasive, two-faced, conniving, gossipy, and a manipulator. His abrasive manner and controversial policies had resulted in lousy approval ratings.

Abreaction
The release of emotions as the result of recalling or reliving a traumatic.

Abridge
condense and cut short

the new law might abridge our freedom of expression

It's a long book but there's no way to get the abridged version .

Abrogate Abolish, get rid of, do away with or avoid, appears most often in a legal or political context, or when serious rights and responsibilities are being discussed.
Abrogate that responsibility. Abrogate the law.

Abrogate a treaty is an open question.

ABRADE / SCRAPE OFF

If by accident my hand was abraded, I would not go into the hospital without putting a plaster over the affected part. The softer parts would abrade faster in the soft stone. Scraping tools are of such nature that they can only abrade or smooth surfaces. You can scrape the paint off using a sharp blade. He looked closer and saw that her hand was swollen, and the skin abraded. Scrape off the plates before putting them into the dishwasher.

Abrupt
The definition of abrupt is when something suddenly happens or changes suddenly, with no advance warning. An example of abrupt is a driver quickly making a left turn without putting his turn signal on first. Abrupt is when someone is short or curt in their manner or actions. An example of abrupt is a teacher who always cuts her students off in conversation without ever stopping to listen. Abrupt means the edge of something appears to break off suddenly or steeply. An example of abrupt is a high cliff on the edge of a mountain. Unexpectedly sudden: an abrupt change in the weather. Surprisingly curt; brusque: an abrupt answer made in anger.

Abscess
pimple or blackhead.

Abrest

Side by side: ships docked two abreast. Up to date: keeping abreast of the latest developments

abstemious 1. Eating and drinking in moderation. 2. Characterized by abstinence or moderation: The hermit led an abstemious way of life. Acclaim :- praise Accord Agreement or harmony Choice----( i return to home with my own accord. No one ask me to clean the house but i did it with my own accord). accost The definition of accost is to attack someone verbally in a bold or aggressive way. (verb) An example of the word accost would be a person on a bus yelling at someone in order to get his seat. are you acquainted with my brother? I have accustomed myself to working long hours. Accustomed to speak in such terms. Accosted by a policeman. Accosted by an american lady ( slightly inebriated i think! Accredited by the appropriate professional bodies. Accredited learning. Accredited laboratory It is one of 10 internationally accredited cord blood banks to date.

Accreted material or excreted material. The story accreted emotion..............pile up,accumulate. We'd have to be confident that the deal was going to accrete shareholder value," he said. I am, however, still paying off debts accrued during the marriage. The interest accrues Accursed creature Accursed tree Accursed things?

His child-like actions acerbate his fellow classmates and make it hard to carry on a meaningful conversation. Acked for.............or longing for both are same............i was acked for a child or home Acme of excellence. Acme of skill. reached the acme of her career. to acquiesce in a decision Acquiesce in any decision on which it is not fully informed. Acquiesce simply because he was a sick man. Acquiesced in excessive transfers of authority. acquiesced to her parents' wishes) The two officers concerned were found guilty of cruelty to animals, although they were subsequently acquitted by the appeal court three years later. Acquitted by the jury on 25 april, 2002.

Acrid smell of burnt eagle feathers hung in the air. The guardian nature notes the sweet, slightly acrid scent of privet pervades the streets from garden hedges. Acrid fumes of burning had rapidly filled the air. Acrid smoke. Acrid milky juice ( bailey 1949 ). Acrid taste. what motives actuated him? a speech that actuated dissent. Visual acuity measures the eye's ability to resolve spatial detail. Acuity measurement is often not properly understood and not properly calculated. Candidates need to be aware that there is more to vision than distanceacuity. Acuity in the better eye of 3/60. Acuity of a human eye. Acute shortage of labor. These problems became acute during the second world war. crucial: an acute lack of research funds. Extremely sharp or severe; intense: acute pain; acute relief.

Tony blair remains adamant that we will not change the way we live. Adamant on this point. 1. A person who will not compromise is an example of an adamant person. 2. An unchanging belief that God exists is an example of an adamant belief. Adapted to survive many climates. confuse: My brain is a bit addled by whiskey (Eugene O'Neill). become rotten :- addle egge proof; cite as an example:-this encident adduce that American is helpless expert:- Adept at problem solving with excellent communication skills. Adept swimmers. to stay firm in supporting or approving: to adhere to a leader, to adhere to a plan 1. 2. adhered to her beliefs. We will adhere to our plan. 3. Adhere to speed limits. 4. Adhered to.? Adhesive dressings, so as not to damage the skin. Adhesive bandages. Adhesive plaster. Ad infinitum :- forever Close to, next to :- adjacent

It lies adjacent to the main roman road running from york to tadcaster. That plot is adjacent to the main road. 1. To attach: I do adjoin a copy of the letter that I have received (John Fowles). A waiting room for friends of patients immediately adjoins. Adjoins only the path to the church. to adjourn a meeting Congress adjourned for the summer 1. To suspend proceedings to another time or place. 2. To move from one place to another: After the meal we adjourned to the living room. Adjourned for lunch. Adjourned for a tea break at 10.45 pm and recommenced at 11.00 pm Adjudged that the ball never crossed the line. Adjudged lbw for 25 and david kumar came to the crease.........threpkalpikuka The principal adjudicated our quarrel. Adjudicate such complaints. 1. Added or connected in a subordinate or auxiliary capacity: an adjunct clause.(additional, supplement) 2. Attached to a faculty or staff in a temporary or auxiliary capacity: an adjunct professor of history.( Assistant) The thief must be left to enjoy the result of his crime, but again he adjured me to watch over his boy I wish he'd drop the subject; we have heard about budget cuts ad nauseam. speaking ad nauseam he played the song ad nauseam Let me, without further ado, present to you, with notes, the match. The walls adorned with pictures of every type of boat. The table is adorned with flowers. after the storm the boats were adrift there was a search for beauty that had somehow gone adrift an exceptionally adroit pianist an adroit technician his adroit replies to hecklers won him many followers an adroit negotiator Adroit tongue. Adroit handling.

Proverbs aims to show a person how to become adroit at the greatest skill of all, the skill of living. Adry sunny summer will put even more at risk this year. Charcoal will adsorb gases. the goods were taxed ad valorem ad valorem duties on imported goods. advent of a new iPhone or for the advent of cloning the advent of the computer Advent of the euro was undoubtedly a major factor driving the increase in bond market activity. Christopher Columbus's stumbling upon the Caribbean while searching for a new route to India was adventitious. they had to decide whether his misconduct was adventitious or the result of a flaw in his character An example of adventitious is accidentally stumbling upon a cure for a disease while researching the components of a newly discovered plant. the adverse effects of a drought adverse criticism. adverse circumstances. "he is risk adverse" as a way to say that someone doesn't like taking risks. Adverse and averse are both turn-offs, but adverse is something harmful, and averse is a strong feeling of dislike. Rainstorms can cause adverse conditions, and many people are averse to rain.