ab-ad

waiting for the storm to abate

嵐の静まるのを待つ

Genetic aberration

遺伝子異常

abhorrent

ひどい

Antisemitism is abhorrent and has resulted in the greatest atrocities in human history

Abject

1.救い難い、みじめな、見下げ果てた

Abject poverty

Abject surrender

2. 謙虚な abject apology

Ablaze

燃え盛る

The entire block was ablaze by the time figer fighters arrived

Abomination

嫌悪

Aboveboard

there was a lot of suspicion about whether the DNA testing that had been done was really aboveboard and accurate

Abrasive

ざらざらしている

Non abrasive cloth

いらいらさせる(annoying frustrating)

Abrasive manner

Abridged

短縮する

The library hours have been drastically abridged to cut costs

Abrogate

法律を廃止する

TheUS congress can abrogate old treaties that are unfair to Native Americans

Abscond

危ないところから逃げる

The burglar was trying to abscond with jewels when he tumbled down the stairs

Absolve

責任から免れる

No amount of remorse will absolve shoplifters who are caught and all cases will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law

Abstention

棄権

Abyss

はかりしれない底なしの深み

Acceleration

To cause to move or proveed fast or faster

i.e.hasten

Accentuate

強調する

acclaim

Praise ,applaud , hail

Worthy of acclaim

The show was acclaimed by both critics and audiences

Accomplice

共犯者

The thief and his accomplice

Accost

(おおよその場合敵対的に)突然近づいて話しかける

I was accosted by people

Accrue

年月をかけて積み重ねる

The group accrued power

i.e. accumulate

Accusation

告発、非難

Acquittal

無罪判決

I received an acquittal

Acrimony

とげとげしさ、

i.e. hostility 敵意

Acute

先の尖った

Adamant

頑固な

Addendum

付録

Address

対処する

話しかける

演説

Adherent

支持者　follower

flat earth society doesn’t have much adherents

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