abject
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Haiti for decades has suffered from abject poverty, corruption, political instability and natural disasters like a devastating earthquake in 2010.
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
Brontë subjects her characters to the competing influences of the two houses; those who venture too close to the Heights—such as Catherine’s daughter, years later—get sucked into the abject darkness within.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026
Her purity and devotion are difficult to portray with the requisite sincerity—today she would seem abject.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 2026
Emery has needed a way with words at times, refusing to lay into his players at half-time during the abject defeat by Tottenham at the start of the month.
From BBC ● May 20, 2026
Somehow he had to mask his abject terror with a look of calm courage.
From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith
Vocabulary lists containing abject
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Grade 12, List 1
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