Question: abase(v.)

Answer: to lower, demean, degrade

Question: abate(v.)

Answer: to lessen, to reduce in severity

Question: abbreviate(v.)

Answer: to shorten, reduce

Question: abduct(v.)

Answer: to kidnap

Question: aberration(n.)

Answer: a deviation from the expected course

Question: abhor(v.)

Answer: to hate, loathe

Question: abide(v.)

Answer: to put up with, tolerate

Question: abject(adj.)

Answer: of the most miserable or contemptible kind

Question: abort(v.)

Answer: to give up unfinished

Question: abridge(v.)

Answer: to shorten, cut down