Vocabulary 01

• Abate - To reduce or lessen
  The government has decided to abate the taxes on the people.
• Aberration - A deviation or departure from the norm
  Because of the aberration the reading of the microscope could not be taken properly.
• Abeyance - A temporary inactivity or suspension
  My computer was in a state of abeyance when I overloaded it with programs.
• Abjure - To forswear or abstain from; to give up
  The company abjured the effort to get the contract after it realized that it was not worth it.
• Abrade - To wear down or erode
  The iron piece started to abrade as soon as it came in contact with the liquid.
• Abrogate - To end or do away with something
  Because of health problems my friend abrogated non vegetarian food.
• Abridge - To shorten or reduce
  The teacher gave an abridged version of the story when she felt that the students would not be able to read it entirely in time.
• Abscond - To withdraw and hide, typically to avoid arrest
  The criminal absconded after he killed an old man.
• Absurd - Extremely ridiculous or completely lacking reason
  The student gave an absurd reason, when the teacher asked him a reason why he didn’t come the previous day.
• Abysmal - Very profound or deep; very bad
  My performance in the internals was abysmal.