In Hollywood, an "Oscar" is the highest accolade. The car could not go up the acclivity in high gear.
The sportscasters acclaimed every American victory in the Olympics and decried every American defeat. She bought an attractive handbag as an accessry for her dress. additional object useful but not essential thing. (give in to) If I accede to this demand for blackmail, I am afraid that I will be the victim of future demands. His arrogance is exceeded only by his abysmal ignorance. Where our estates abut, we must build a fence. Baffled by the abstruse philosophical texts assigned in class, Dave asked Lexy to explain Kant's Critique of Pure Reason.AB-STRU(AWAY FROM BUILDING - DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND, OBSCURE) THOSE THINGS DON'T BUILD. obscure profound difficult to understand. To him, hunger was an abstract concept he ad never missed a meal.Īdj. theoreticl not concrete nonrespresentational. not self-indulgent, especially when eating and drinking:“ We only had a bottle. Concerned whether her vegetarian son's abstenious diet provided him with sufficient protein, the worried mother pressed food on him. sparing in eating and drinking temperate. n JUST PARDONING AN OFFENSE GOES AWAY FROM SOLVING IT.Īdj. The father confessor absolved him of his sins. AB(away from, from)-SCONNED - HE WAS CONNED AND RAN AWAY HRRIEDLY AND SECRETLY # (of a person kept in detention or under supervision) escape:176 detainees absconded.
# leave hurriedly and secretly, typically to avoid detection of or arrest for an unlawful action such as theft:she absconded with the remaining thousand dollars # (of someone on bail) fail to surrender oneself for custody at the appointed time. Intransitive + w/.The teller who absconded with the bonds went uncaptured until someone recognized him from his photograph on America's Most Wanted. When a leaf or flower separaates naturally from the parent plants, the process is called abscission or leaf fall. removal by cutting off, as in surgery separation. The king intended to abolish the decree made by his predecessor. шлифующий Just as abrasive cleaning powders can wear away a shiny finish, a brasive remarks can wear away a listener's patience. Attacked by armed troops, the Chinese students had to abandon their abortive attempt to democratize Beijing peacefully. being the first of its kind in a region primitive native.Īdj. Moses scolded the idol worshipers in the tribe because he abominated the custom.Īdj., n. Though Rudolph and Duchess Flavia loved one another, their love was doomed, for she had to wed the king their act of abnegation was necessary to preserve the kingdom. the act of washing oneself (often used for humorously formal effect) his daily ablutions were accompanied by loud noises that he humorously labeled "Opera in Bath" WASH YOURSELF WITH AB-LOTIONS! Pressure from university authorities caused the young scholar to abjure his heretical opinions. польный, крайный 1 (of a situation or condition) extremely bad, unpleasant, and degrading:abject poverty # (of an unhappy state of mind) experienced to the maximum degree:his letter plunged her into abject misery # 2 (of a person or their behavior) completely without pride or dignity self-abasing:an abject apology. temporary inactivity, cessation, or suspension: Let's hold that problem in abeyance for a while. She was unwilling to abet him in the swindle he had planned. assist, usually in doing something wrong encourage. Given the aberrant nature of the data, we came to doubt the validity of the entire experiment.ĭeparting from the right, normal, or usual course.ĭeviating from the ordinary, usual, or normal type exceptional abnormal. Because we were running out of time, the lecturer had to abbreviate her speech.Īdj. To diminish in intensity, violence, amount, etc.: The storm has abated. To remove, as in stone carving, or hammer down, as in metalwork, (a portion of a surface) in order to produce a figure or pattern in low relief. To deduct or subtract: to abate part of the cost. To put an end to or suppress (a nuisance). lessen diminish: to abate a tax to abate one's enthusiasm. To reduce in amount, degree, intensity, etc. Rather than leaving immediately they waited for the storm to abate. In English used both transitively and intransitively. He was not at all abashed by her open admiration. to destroy the self-confidence, poise, or self-possession of disconcert make ashamed or embarrassed: смущать/смутить + вин.
унижать/унизить (себя) Anna expected to have to curtsy to the King, when told to cast herself on the ground before him, she refused to abase herself.
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