Here goes!

Not quite sure how exactly this will work. Just want to make a start. Got nothing to lose I guess.

abase : lower, degrade, humiliate.

Just when you thought this is as worse as it could get, pakistan managed to abase itself further with a loss to ireland.

abash : embarrass

He seemed abashed about the way he got out. Trying to leave a delivery that knocked his offstump.

abate : subsidise or moderate.

The run spree abated once davison got out.

abbreviate : shorten.

63 all out! a rather abbreviated innings that.

abdicate : renounce, give up

Inzamam's decision to abdicate captaincy was poor in its timing.

aberrant : abnormal or deviant

Shoaib's aberrant behavior has always been a cause of much concern to the team.

aberration : departure from the norm; mental irregularity or disorder.

Sehwags return to form is a mere aberration.

abet : assist in wrongdoing.

The media is all but killing the spirit of the game and the cricket board is willing to abet the cause.

abeyance : suspended action

The game was held in abeyance due to crowd trouble.

abhor : detest, hate

I abhor all whores! =))

abject : wretched, lacking pride

Only abject cowards make racist remarks.

abjure : renounce upon oath; disavow (wtf?)

It seems pathan has decided to abjure all his better qualities as a bowler.

ablution : washing, cleansing

what ablutions can cleanse him of his impurities?

abnegation : renunciation, self-sacrifice

Perhaps my greatest act of abnegation was to give up my bat for the teams cause. still hurts. ouch.


abolish : cancel

Cricket should be abolished in india. :(

abominable : detestable, extremely unpleasant

The reaction of the fans in the subcontinent was nothing short of abominable.

abominate : hate, loath

sourav abominated the short rising delivery.

aboriginal : being the first of its kind in a region. primitive; native

Read the popular books--attend the popular amusements; and you will find at the bottom of them all a lessening regard for the gentler graces of civilized life, and a growing admiration for the virtues of the aboriginal Britons.

abortive : unsucessful; fruitless

Although , it is termed as the first war of independence, the revolt of 1857 was merely and abortive attempt.

abrasive : rubbing away; tending to grind down

After India's loss, the fans made abrasive remarks towards the players.

abridge : condense, shorten

The champions trophy is supposedly an abridged version of the world cup.

abrogate : abolish

It is the law of nature--no man-made law can abrogate the laws of God. (what crap!!)

abscission : removal by cutting off, as in surgery; seperation.

The surgery involved abscission of the malignant time.

abscond : depart secretly and hide

After their dismal performance the indian team might feel the need to abscond fearing the volatile mob back home.

absolute : complete totally unlimited

nothing is absolute. But nothing is absolute!

absolve : pardon; forgive

Where failure is the gravest of crimes, it remains to be seen if the fans will absolve them of their sins!

abstain : refrain; withhold from participation

The Mahatma's policy to abstain from violent ways is a source of much debate.

abstemious : sparing in eating and drinking; temperate

The pleasures of the table, never of much consequence to one naturally abstemious

abstinence : restraint from eating or drinking

Much is made of sachin's restraint as a batsman these days. Temperance is one thing, abstinence another.

abstract : theoretical; not concrete

A man, who is the abstract of all faults.

abstruse : obscure; profound; difficult to understand

he poured forth his stores of abstruse knowledge with child-like enjoyment of the amazement of his hearers.
For someone lacking significant knowledge in number theory, cryptography may seem rather abstruse and intimidating at worst.

abusive : coarsely insulting; physically harmful.

After i got drunk, i was hurling the most exotic abusive remarks at the team.

*abut : border upon, adjoin

the strange aspect of this mountain is contrasted by the sea-like plain, which not only abuts against its steep sides, but likewise separates the parallel ranges.

abysmal : bottomless

abysmal performance.
abysmal stupidity.

abyss : bottomless pit (from abysmal. bottomless)

The recent turn of events has hurled pakistan cricket into an abyss. Only time will tell if they can claw their way back.

academic : related to a school; not practically or directly useful

The result was merely academic and had no bearing on the competition.

accede : agree, concede

India refused to accede to pakistans ridiculous demands.

accelerate : move faster

Kallis' inexplicable batting when acceleration was needed ruined SA's batting.

accessible : easy to approach; obtainable

a town accessible by rail.
most students now have computers accessible.
an accessible and genial man.

accessory : additional object; useful but not essential thing

The bat seemed a mere accessory in his hand.

acclaim : applaud; announce with great approval

Wildly acclaimed one day, furiously decried the next. Heroes are made and forgotten too easily here.

acclimate : adjust to climate; adapt

The team that acclimatizes the fastest will go a long way in this tournament.

* acclivity : sharp upslope of a hill.

when the sun descended on the brow of the acclivity , it made for a breathtaking view.

accolade : award of merit;

The World Cup is the highest accolade that any cricketer hopes for.

accommodate : adjust; oblige or help

He was accommodated into the team due to the vested interests of the powers that be.

accomplice : partner in crime

The circumstances of woolmers death suggest the presence of an in house accomplice.

*accord : agreement

The captain was in complete accord with the result. They did not deserve to go through.

*accost : approach and speak; solicit

What words do i have to accost him?

*accoutre : equip

accoutred with the best batting lineup , they set about to bring the world cup home.

*accretion : growth; increase

of pains and inconveniences, which grows by geometrical accretion.

accrue : come about by addition

The advantages of JAVA automatically accrue.

*acerbic : bitter or sour in nature; sharp and cutting

In lieu of flowers, please send acerbic letters to Republicans.