11. ABJURE

abjure

  • Meaning - to renounce upon oath, to give up.
  • Synonyms - renounce, repudiate, forswear, recant.
  • Antonyms - desire, wish, long for.
  • Usage - Mr. Bush abjured his rights.

12. ABLUTION

ablution

  • Meaning - the act of washing or cleansing as a religious rite.
  • Synonyms - bath, washing, cleaning.
  • Antonyms - // comment if you know
  • Usage - Man taking ablution in the pure waters of Ganga.


13. ABNEGATION

abnegation

  • Meaning - to deny oneself, self-denial, self-renunciation.
  • Synonyms - give up, renunciation, denial, relinquish.
  • Antonyms - assert, assume, defend, defy, hold, remain, retain, usurp.
  • Usage - Swami Vivekananda abnegated all the luxurious of material life.


14. ABODE

abode

  • Meaning - A place where someone lives.
  • Synonyms - residence, home, dwelling place, house, place.
  • Antonyms - // comment if you know
  • Usage - The dream abode.


15. ABOLISH

abolish

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  • Meaning -put an end to, to make null.
  • Synonyms - annul, terminate, nullify, cancel, abrogate.
  • Antonyms – continue, approve, retain.
  • Usage - World should abolish nuclear weapons as well as work :) .


16. ABOMINABLE

hate1

  • Meaning - unpleasant, causing disgust.
  • Synonyms - abhor, hatred, detestable, loathe.
  • Antonyms - love, adore, admire, worship.
  • Usage - everyone abominates terrorists.


17. ABORIGINAL

aboriginal

  • Meaning - having existed in a region from the beginning.
  • Synonyms - indigenous, native, originals.
  • Antonyms - immigrant, foreigner, incomer.
  • Usage - Its difficult to find  aboriginals in metros.


18. ABRADE

abradeabrade

  • Meaning - to wear down or tear away by friction.
  • Synonyms - chafe, rub off, wear away, erase, erode, scour, scrape.
  • Antonyms – smooth.
  • Usage - Frequent brakes abrade tyres fast.


19. ABRASIVE

abrasive-1

  • Meaning - Harsh and rough in manner, substance that abrades.
  • Synonyms - scape, rough.
  • Antonyms – likable, pleasant, smooth soft, pleasing.
  • Usage - abrasive brushes.


20. ABRIDGE

abridge

  • Meaning - to cut short, to reduce the length.
  • Synonyms - condense, shorten, abbreviate, reduce.
  • Antonyms - elaborate, expand, extend, increase, lengthen.
  • Usage - The London bridge abridges the gap between two islands.