abiotrophy
— Noun
– English
~ a loss of vitality and a degeneration of cells and tissues not due to any apparent injury
abject
— Adjective
– English
~ most unfortunate or miserable; "the most abject slaves joined in the revolt"; "abject poverty"
abject
— Adjective
– English
~ of the most contemptible kind; "abject cowardice"; "a low stunt to pull"; "a low-down sneak"; "his miserable treatment of his family"; "You miserable skunk!"; "a scummy rabble"; "a scurvy trick"
abject
— Adjective
– English
~ showing utter resignation or hopelessness; "abject surrender"
abject
— Adjective
– English
~ showing humiliation or submissiveness; "an abject apology"
abjection
— Noun
– English
~ a low or downcast state; "each confession brought her into an attitude of abasement"- H.L.Menchken
abjectly
— Adverb
– English
~ in a hopeless resigned manner; "she shrugged her shoulders abjectly"
abjuration
— Noun
– English
~ a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion
abjure
— Verb
– English
~ formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure; "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"; "She abjured her beliefs"