(verb) to dislike strongly, to regard with intense aversion or loathing

(verb) to shorten; to condense; to diminish; to curtail

(verb) to border upon; to adjoin

(adj.) hard to understand

(noun) bottomless pit; a yawning gulf a profound depth or void

(noun) an award, an honor; approval, praise

(noun) something connected or added to another in a subordinate position;

an assistant

(noun) a sworn statement

(noun) a natural attraction; kinship; similarity