Abandon [uh BAN dn]
To give up something forever
To leave in a time of danger.
Abandon all hope of seeing your family again.
We must abandon the boathouse until the storn is over.
Ability [uh BIL etee]
Being able.
Having power to do something.
Skill, expertise, power.
You have the ability to succeed at what you attempt.
Einstein had exceptional mathematical ability.
An automobile lacks the ability to pull a freight train.
Absolve: [ab ZAHLV]
To declare free from guilt.
To free from duty or a promise.
The lord absolved the sinner and forgave him.
Dad absolved Junior of his promise to wash the car.
Absorb [ab ZAWRB]
To suck up.
To take up the full energy or attention of.
Engross.
To take in and incorporate.
To assume to full cost.
The sponge absorbed the entire spill.
Learning fractions absorved Hailee´s full attemtion.
If we fail to absorb the lessons of history, we are doomed to repeat them.
I´ll absorb the charge for the window replacement.
Absurd: [ab SOERD or ab ZOEHRD]
So obviously untrue as to be laughable.
Laughable different from what is reasonable.
The story that his arms were tired because he had just flown in from Los Angeles was absurd.
The outfit that Gino wore with the red and white striped shirt and the green and yellow checked pants was absurd.
Acceptable [ak SEPT ibl]
Adequate, tolerable, bearable, okay.
Eating peas at a restaurant using only your knife is not considered acceptable manners.
Dressing in a toga is considered acceptable at certain fraternity parties.
To give up something forever
To leave in a time of danger.
Abandon all hope of seeing your family again.
We must abandon the boathouse until the storn is over.
Ability [uh BIL etee]
Being able.
Having power to do something.
Skill, expertise, power.
You have the ability to succeed at what you attempt.
Einstein had exceptional mathematical ability.
An automobile lacks the ability to pull a freight train.
Absolve: [ab ZAHLV]
To declare free from guilt.
To free from duty or a promise.
The lord absolved the sinner and forgave him.
Dad absolved Junior of his promise to wash the car.
Absorb [ab ZAWRB]
To suck up.
To take up the full energy or attention of.
Engross.
To take in and incorporate.
To assume to full cost.
The sponge absorbed the entire spill.
Learning fractions absorved Hailee´s full attemtion.
If we fail to absorb the lessons of history, we are doomed to repeat them.
I´ll absorb the charge for the window replacement.
Absurd: [ab SOERD or ab ZOEHRD]
So obviously untrue as to be laughable.
Laughable different from what is reasonable.
The story that his arms were tired because he had just flown in from Los Angeles was absurd.
The outfit that Gino wore with the red and white striped shirt and the green and yellow checked pants was absurd.
Acceptable [ak SEPT ibl]
Adequate, tolerable, bearable, okay.
Eating peas at a restaurant using only your knife is not considered acceptable manners.
Dressing in a toga is considered acceptable at certain fraternity parties.