a-banˈdon (ȧ-bănˈdŭn), to leave, quit.

a-baseˈment (ȧ-bāseˈmĕnt), humiliation, shame.

a-batˈed (ȧ-bātˈĕd), reduced, decreased.

abˈbess (ăbˈĕs), head of a convent.

abˈbey (ăbˈī), the church of a monastery, convent.

Abˌer-deenˈshire (ăbˌẽr-dēnˈshẽr), a county in northeastern Scotland.

Abˌer-dourˈ (ăbˌẽr-do̅o̅rˈ), same as Abˌ-er-deenˈ, a city in Scotland.

abˈdi-cate (ăbˈdĭ-kāt), to surrender, abandon.

ab-horˈrence (ăb-hôrˈĕns), extreme hatred.