abject
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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
Those who paid hundreds of pounds to travel to Paris and watch an abject Champions League performance devoid of ambition were not so lucky.
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026
However, he put in an abject 49-minute second-round performance against world number 90 Berrettini.
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026
A mere two seasons ago, the Wolverines were such an abject disaster that they lost 24 games and fired their coach.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026
“And I’ll bring her clothes too, as soon ...” I hesitated, not wanting to admit my abject poverty, at least not in so many words.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
Vocabulary lists containing abject
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Grade 12, List 1
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