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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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lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm
invoice; act; proposal; statement or list of particulars, such as a theater program or menu
landmark; significant development
electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow
house roof made with a plant material
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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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recklessly unrestrained; deserted; left to destruction
expressing of praise, admiration, or congratulation; given free to repay a favor or as an act of courtesy
domesticated; very restrained or quiet; make less strong or intense; soften
hairless; lacking a natural or usual covering
excessively agitated; transported with rage or other violent emotion
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abandonment
 
 
(3)
n.  E.g. The only way to apologize for your abandonment is your resignation.
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fissure in the earth's crust through which molten lava and gases erupt
one who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback; one who is reckless or irresponsible
landscape; grassland, usually tended or mowed; meadow
giving up completely; freedom from constraint
kingdom; domain ruled by a king or queen
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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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endure; put up with; bear; tolerate
ignore; discount; take no notice of
enlist; register formally as a participant; engage for military service
embed; enclose in or as if in a case
follow in; go in search of or hunt for
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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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inclined; lying face downward; having a tendency
in fair manner; clearly; openly; plainly; fully; distinctly; frankly
lasting for a long time; enduring; permanent
excessively careful; marked by extreme care in treatment of details
easily; quickly; in a prompt, timely manner; promptly
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