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abnormal
 
 
(1)
a.  E.g. Fujitsu, Toshiba, HP and Lenovo all insist that their designs are sufficiently different to Dell and Apple, that there is no abnormal risk of fire.
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unusual; not typical; not normal
qualified; desirable and worthy of choice, especially for marriage
not obligatory; left to choice; not compulsory or automatic
without any others being included or involved; purely; strictly
invigorating; energizing; pleasantly new or different
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abort
 
 
(2)
v.  E.g. However, most women say that the decision to abort is a difficult one.
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make sure or secure, specifically against loss by a contingent event; give or take insurance on
stop; terminate before completion; terminate a pregnancy
bend forward and down from the waist or the middle of the back
put in; infuse ; force or drive fluid into something
walk lamely, especially with irregularity, as if favoring one leg; move or proceed haltingly or unsteadily
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abrupt
 
 
(3)
a.  E.g. Eliza's greeting was delivered in a short, abrupt voice, without a smile; and then she sat down again, fixed her eyes on the fire, and seemed to forget me.
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made by humans; produced rather than natural.
broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
isolated; existing, living, or going without others; alone; unaccompanied
not obligatory; left to choice; not compulsory or automatic
lying under or beneath something; basic; implicit; taking precedence; prior
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absorb
 
 
(4)
v.  E.g. By contrast, what students can absorb from a one-day visit to a college are the tangibles.
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bite by little at a time; seize gently with the mouth; eat slowly or in small bits
assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention
admit; yield; give up physical control of another
melt; liquefy; cause to pass into solution; cause to disappear or vanish
be slow in leaving; continue or persist; stay
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abstract
 
 
(5)
a.  E.g. To him, hunger was an abstract concept; he had never missed a meal.
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laughable; completely devoid of wisdom or good sense
like an emperor; related to an empire; ruling over extensive territories
theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand
of the male sex; not female; having the qualities of a man
unrelenting; rigid; dismal and gloomy; cold and forbidding
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