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an abiding belief

We have learned now that we cannot regard this planet as being fenced in and a secure abiding place for Man; we can never anticipate the unseen good or evil that may come upon us suddenly out of space.

Korea is a law-abiding country; firebombers in the demonstration should not be tolerated.
Millions of law-abiding Americans are physically addicted to caffeine, and most of them don't even know it.

v.t
abide - to put up, to endure, to withstand

I can't abide dishonesty!
Korean abided a vigorous onslaught.

abide by - to keep (a promise)
President Roh demanded that Pyongyang abide by the inter-Korean denuclearization accord signed in 1991.





abject

abject cowardice - the most contemtible cowardice

On the streets of New York the homeless live in abject poverty, huddling in doorways to find shelter from the wind.
with abject poverty...



abjure (ab + juiere - to swear)

South Korea repatriated 63 North Korean long-term prisoners who refused to abjure communism in 2000.
In the mid-1970's, a young European couple abjure middle-class comforts in favor of travel to India

abnegate

The United States must not abnegate its responsibility of helping Iraq develop now.


abolitionism

]]> http://voca.egloos.com/1409133#comments Fri, 08 Sep 2006 15:21:25 GMT GMale <![CDATA[ abacus - abhor ]]> http://voca.egloos.com/1407958 http://voca.egloos.com/1407958 Abacus

Forbes made a list of The 20 Most Important Tools Ever. Those are:
 * knife, abacus, compass, pencil, harness
 * scythe, rifle, sword, eyeglasses, saw
 * watch, lathe, needle, candle, scale
 * pot, telescope, level, fishhook, chisel



abandon
vt.
 * We had to abandon a picnic because of bad weather.
 * The car was found abandoned in a field.

n. without inhibition
 * Do you want to cut loose and dance with wild abandon?



abase
vt.
 * He abased himself so much that he became unable to look into people's eyes.


abash
 * That you are a princess does not abash me, but that you are you is enough to make me doubt my sanity as I ask you, my princess, to be mine.  (A Princess of Mars by Burroughs, Edgar Rice)

I AM ABASHED!! (-_-;;;)

abate
vt.
 * He abated half of the price.

vi.
 * The storm will gradually stop once it starts to abate.

abbreviate

vt.
Because we were running out of time, the lecturer had to abbreviate her speech.


abdicate

 * The Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany was forced to abdicate as part of the Armistice in World War I.


abberant (ab + errant) - 비정상적, 변태적

 * The reputation of "native speakers" teaching English here has been tarnished by occasional reports of misbehavior involving some aberrant individuals.

an aberrant child....


abet

 * The government in United States charged a conspiracy to aid and abet the manufacture of marihuana.


abeyance

 * Let's hold that problem in abeyance for a while.
abhor

 * My life has been one incessant persecution from a husband whom I abhor.





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