11. Hoffman has always reserved a special intensity for parts that require a grimy self-abasement . 12. The Quran requires their " abasement and poverty " in the form of the poll tax jizya. 13. He has no thoughts of pride but with self-abasement knows the Way to the end. 14. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Synonyms has an uplifting entry on " abasement ." 15. She wins her Prince Charming through a groveling self-abasement that may or may not signify her moral superiority. 16. Rieff quotes a friend, " they are going to give self-abasement a bad name ." 17. And that will be his punishment, not the release of the noose or of public abasement in prison ." 18. I considered performing acts of contrition and self-abasement on the lawn outside the office, next to the fountain. 19. The decline began with glue-sniffing and led to a labyrinth of abasement , malicious mischief and teen-age ecstasy. 20. Isn't it bad enough to stand there with your tush hanging out, without the added first-name abasement ?
