2. Abasement, abjectness.

Abjectness, n. Meanness, servility, vileness, baseness, abasement, abjection, contemptibleness.

Abjuration, 1. Renunciation (upon oath), relinquishment, rejection, abandonment, abnegation.

2. Recantation, retraction, revocation, repeal, reversal, recall.

Abjure, v. a. 1. Renounce (upon oath), relinquish, forego, reject, forswear, abandon, abnegate, give up, cast off.

2. Retract, revoke, recant, recall, withdraw, disavow, take back.

Able, a. 1. Clever, accomplished, talented, adroit, ingenious, expert, dexterous, apt, quick, skilful, efficient, proficient, good, versed, practical, au fait.

2. Qualified, fitted, competent.

3. Capable, gifted, powerful, strong, mighty, highly endowed.

4. Masterly, effective, telling.

Ableness, n. Ability.

Ablution, n. Washing (especially of the body, as a religious rite), lavation, bathing, wash.

Abnegate, v. a. [Rare.] Deny, reject, renounce, abjure.

Abnegation, n. Denial, renunciation, rejection, abandonment, abjuration, surrender.

Abnormal, a. Irregular, anomalous, anomalistic, unusual, unnatural, singular, peculiar, unconformable, exceptional, heteroclite, aberrant, eccentric, erratic, strange, monstrous, preternatural.

Abnormity, n. Irregularity, unconformity, anomaly, peculiarity, singularity, monstrosity.

Aboard, ad. On board, in the ship, in the vessel.

Abode, n. 1. Habitation, dwelling, lodging, domicile, home, house, seat, place, quarters, head-quarters, place of residence.

2. [Rare.] Continuance (in a place), stay, residence.

Abolish, v. a. 1. Abrogate, annul, disannul, repeal, rescind, revoke, cancel, nullify, quash, vacate, invalidate, set aside, make void.

2. Destroy, overthrow, subvert, obliterate, extirpate, eradicate, annihilate, extinguish, suppress, disestablish, do away, put an end to.

Abolition, n. 1. Abrogation, annulment, annulling, nullification, rescinding, revocation, cancelling, repeal, rescission.

2. Destruction, overthrow, subversion, obliteration, extirpation, eradication, annihilation, extinction, extinguishment, suppression, disestablishment.

Abominable, a. 1. Hateful, odious, detestable, horrid, horrible, execrable, nefarious, damnable, cursed, accursed, hellish.

2. Loathsome, offensive, obnoxious, foul, nauseous, nauseating, disgusting, sickening, repulsive, revolting, shocking.

3. Vile, wretched, sorry, scurvy, shabby, bad.

Abominate, v. a. Abhor, detest, execrate, hate, loathe, nauseate, shrink from, recoil from, shudder at, view with horror.

Abomination, n. 1. Abhorrence, detestation, execration, hatred, loathing, disgust, antipathy.

2. Contamination, pollution, defilement, taint, uncleanness, impurity, foulness.

3. Nuisance, annoyance, plague, infliction, torment, curse, great evil, hateful thing.

Aboriginal, a. Primitive, primeval, primordial, pristine, primary, prime, original, first, native, indigenous, autochthonal.

Abortion, n. 1. Miscarriage.

2. Failure, disappointment, want of success, vain effort or attempt.

Abortive, a. 1. Miscarrying, failing, untimely, immature.

2. Unavailing, vain, fruitless, useless, bootless, ineffectual, ineffective, inoperative, unsuccessful, profitless, futile, unprofitable, idle, nugatory, in vain, of no account.

Abound, v. n. 1. Teem, swarm, superabound, swell, flow, increase, multiply, be in great plenty, be numerous, be very prevalent.

2. Exuberate, luxuriate, revel, wanton, be well furnished, be well supplied.

About, prep. 1. Around, round, encircling, surrounding.

2. Near, near to, not far from.

3. Concerning, touching, respecting, relating to, relative to, with respect to, with reference to, in regard to, with regard to.

4. Through, over.

About, ad. 1. Around, here and there.

2. Nearly, near, approximately, not far from.

3. Ready, in a state of readiness, on the point.

Above, prep. 1. Higher than.

2. Over, exceeding, more than, greater than.

3. Beyond, superior to.

4. Too high for, too proud for.

Above, ad. 1. Overhead, aloft, on high, in a high place.

2. Before, in a former part.

3. Of a higher rank or order.

Above all. Chiefly, in the first place, before all other considerations.

Above-board, ad. Openly, candidly, ingenuously, frankly, sincerely, fairly, in open sight, without artifice, without equivocation, without guile, without disguise.