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abate v. 减弱，减少 | subside; decrease, lessen. Rather than leaving immediately, they waited for the storm to abate. abatement, n. aberrant n. 不正常的 | abnormal or deviant. Given the aberrant nature of the data, we doubted the validity of the entire experiment. also n. abeyance n. 悬而未决 | suspended action. The deal was held in abeyance until her arrival. abscond v. 隐匿，逃避，躲债 | depart secretly and hide.The teller who absconded with the bonds went uncaptured until someone recognized him from his photograph on Americas Most Wanted. abstemious adj. 节制（饮食），调节 | sparing in eating and drinking; temperate. Concerned whether her vegetarian sons abstemious diet provided him with sufficient protein, the worried mother pressed food on him. admonish v. 警告，训斥 | warn; reprove. He admonished his listeners to change their wicked ways. admonition, n. adulterate v. 掺杂 | make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances. adultery 通奸It is a crime to adulterate foods without informing the buyer; when consumers learned that Beech-Nut had adulterated their apple juice by mixing it with water, they protested vigorously. aesthetic adj. 审美的 | artistic; dealing with or capable of appreciation of the beautiful. The beauty of Tiffanys stained glass appealed to Esthers aesthetic sense. aesthete, n. aggregate v. 收集，聚集 | gather; accumulate. Before the Wall Street scandals, dealers in so-called junk bonds managed to aggregate great wealth in short periods of time. aggregation, n. alacrity n. 欢快的情绪 | cheerful promptness. Phil and Dave were raring to get off to the mountains; they packed up their ski gear and climbed into the van with alacrity. alleviate v. 解脱，释放，释然 | relieve. This should alleviate the pain; if it does not, we shall have to use stronger drugs. amalgamate v. 结合，整合 | combine; unite in one body. The unions will attempt to amalgamate their groups into one national body. ambiguous adj. 模棱两可 | unclear or doubtful in meaning. His ambiguous instructions misled us; we did