15. adversity
释义: poverty, misfortune
例句: We must learn to meet adversity gracefully.
16. abase
释义: lower; degrade; humiliate
例句: Anna expected to have to curtsy to the King of Siam; when told to cast herself down on the ground before him, however she refused to abase herself.
17. abash
释义: embarrass
例句: He was not at all abashed by her open admiration.
18. abdicate
释义: renounce; give up
例句: When Edward VII abdicated the British throne, he surprised the entire world.