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1. abbreviate : shorten Because we were runningout of time, the lecturer had to abbreviate her speech. 2. abate : subsideor moderate Rather than leaving immediately, they waited for the storm toabate. 3. absolute : complete; totally unlimited; certain Althoughthe King of Siam was an absolute monarch, he did not want to behead hisunfaithful wife without absolute evidence of her infidelity. 4. abstract :theoretical; not concrete; non-representational To him, hunger was anabstract concept; he had never missed a meal. 5. abusive : coarselyinsulting; physically harmful An abusive parent damages a child bothmentally and physically. 6. accelerate : move faster In our scienceclass, we learn how falling bodies accelerate. 7. accessible : easy toapproach; obtainable We asked our guide whether the ruins were accessibleon foot. 8. abscond : depart secretly and hide The teller abscondedwith the bonds and was not found. 9. aberrant : abnormal or deviant Given the aberrant nature of the data, we came to doubt the validity of theentire experiment. 14. adulterate : make impure by mixing with basersubstances | 
