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abandon
 
 
(1)
n.  E.g. With her parents out of town, Kelly danced all night with abandon.
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draw out; flow out; waste
helps something to happen more quickly
faction; tribe; division of a tribe tracing descent from a common ancestor; a large group of relatives
flower; blossom; best time of youth; period of greatest prosperity or productivity
lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm
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abandoned
 
 
(2)
a.  E.g. Here many of the skyscrapers are abandoned, leaving squatters, crime and urban decay.
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gregarious; friendly; inclined to or conducive to companionship with others
lasting for long period; marked by frequent recurrence, as certain diseases
fixed; exact; having distinct limits
recklessly unrestrained; deserted; left to destruction
hard; solid; resolute; determined
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abandonment
 
 
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n.  E.g. The only way to apologize for your abandonment is your resignation.
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giving up completely; freedom from constraint
goods; article of trade; advantage; benefit.
flat piece of metal; thick sheet of metal; small, usually circular, vessel of metal or wood for food table
failure; breakdown; faulty or abnormal functioning
farming for the raising of livestock
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abide
 
 
(4)
v.  E.g. "Oh, don't bother ME," said the Duchess; "I could not abide figures!"
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do something that cannot be changed; cause to be admitted
endure; put up with; bear; tolerate
happen at the same time; arrange or represent events so that they co-occur
drive or force onward; drive forward; urge to action through moral pressure
isolate; retire from public life; segregate; seclude
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abiding
 
 
(5)
a.  E.g. It's this which many see as the abiding legacy of Watergate.
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lasting for a long time; enduring; permanent
in waves; fluctuate; having curls
extremely robust; rigid; inflexible; made of cast iron
dull and tiresome; commonplace
lazy; disinclined to work or exertion; inactive; sluggish
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