Foxton's flash cards 1-20

Abandon

• To leave somebody or a place

• To make or become less

• To make shorter, to cut short

• To put an end to something

Abate

• To leave somebody or a place

• To make or become less

• sudden, happening unexpectedly

• To put an end to something

Abbreviate

• extremely silly unreasonable

• To leave somebody or a place

• To make shorter, to cut short

• To put an end to something

Abolish

• To leave somebody or a place

• To make or become less

• To make shorter, to cut short

• To put an end to something

Abridge

• To leave somebody or a place

• To make or become less

• To shorten a text

• To put an end to something

Abrupt

• To leave somebody or a place

• To make or become less

• To shorten a text

• Sudden, happening unexpectedly

Absurd

• To leave somebody or a place

• extremely silly unreasonable

• To shorten a text

• Sudden, happening unexpectedly

Abstain

• To stay away from something, avoid doing something

• extremely silly unreasonable

• To shorten a text

• Sudden, happening unexpectedly

a great amount

• absurd

• abstain

• abundance

• acclaim

To praise someone or something publicly in an enthusiastic way

• absurd

• abstain

• abundance

• acclaim