Asked by Peppermintmocha

Write a sentence using the vocabulary.
Do these sound ok?

abate- The air traffic controller told the impatient pilot to wait until the thunderstorm had abated before landing.

abjure- Before marrying a member of the Roman Catholic church, one must abjure from the protestant faith.

abdicate- The malicious king abdicated the throne after a military coup.

abscond- As the child's mother threw open the bedroom door, she realized the little girl had absconded to avoid punishment.

aberration- The unruly teen's aberrations from classwork caused the teacher to worry.

abscission- The doctor carefully made an abscission on the boy's finger to remove the wart.

abeyance- The teacher waited in abeyance until Ricky put away his cell phone.

abemious- During a recession, it is necessary to save money by having an abemious lifestyle.

abject- The untouchables were a caste in India who lived in abject isolation.

abstinence- Teens can protect themselves from STDs by practicing abstinence.

Bonus- De facto- When Prince Charles divorced Diana, Camilla became his de facto girlfriend.

Answers

Answered by Writeacher
abjure - delete "from" and put a capital P on Protestant.

aberration - What does "aberrations from classwork" mean?

abscission - http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/abscission
Double-check your sentence.

abeyance - http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/abeyance

abemious - what??
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Answered by Peppermintmocha
Is this better,

The teacher waited in abeyance for Ricky's answer.

I'm still stuck on abberation. I know abberant is abnormal or different. As an adjective I could say The boys aberrant behaviour worried the teacher.

The doctors abscission removed the wart??

Abstemious
These are hard!! I'm trying...
Answered by Peppermintmocha
I think I've got one for aberration.

Being late for school on a Monday morning is not an aberration-many teens are tired from late nights at the weekend.
Answered by Writeacher
The boys aberrant behaviour worried the teacher. <b>Yes!</b>

Being late for school on a Monday morning is not an aberration-many teens are tired from late nights at the weekend. <b>Yes! Just put a semicolon after "aberration."</b>

"abscission" means removal or the area where natural separation takes place - Where is the abscission zone on a rose?
http://www.answers.com/topic/abscission
Keep scrolling down.

Read carefully:
http://www.answers.com/topic/abstemious
Your original sentence ("During a recession, it is necessary to save money by having an abemious lifestyle.") is correct if you spell the word right!

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