Quick quiz for 1200 CPE Words in 30 Days:- Day 1

ability

(1)

n. E.g. A diplomat at the New Zealand High Commission here, said the ability of the population of Tikopia to withstand Cyclone Zoe was the result of years of experience and resilience built up over generations.

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a fourth state of matter distinct from solid or liquid or gas and present in stars and fusion reactors
a woodworker who specializes in making furniture;
an event that results in total destruction; the state of being decayed or destroyed
being in uncertainty as to belief respecting anything
capacity; skill
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ablaze

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a. E.g. But when he saw this small new-comer his soul was all ablaze with bliss in a moment.

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able to feel; responsive to external conditions; susceptible to attitudes of others
causing people to lose interest and enthusiasm, the opposite of encouraging
burning; radiant; bright; keenly excited ; resembling flame in brilliance or color
deliberately; consciously
composed or performed by a single voice or instrument; unaccompanied; single
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abolish

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v. E.g. In a letter to the British government, the EU has demanded that Britain abolish laws protecting religious freedom rights with regards to "sexual orientation."

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a small hole made by a sharp object; pierce with a pointed object; make a hole into
climb; mount
bite or chew on with the teeth
channel into a new direction
cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
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abolitionist

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n. E.g. Born to free blacks in Maryland, Frances Watkins Harper was a poet and a teacher who became active in the abolitionist struggle in the 1850s.

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advocating minimal reforms
act of representing; standing in for someone or some group and speaking with authority in their behalf
a reformer who favors abolishing slavery
concerned with theoretical possibilities rather than actual use
branch of social science that deals with the production and distribution and consumption of goods and services and their management
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abound

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v. E.g. The rooms abound with screaming children.

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compute; take account of; have faith or confidence in
abrade or smooth by rubbing with a sharp or rough instrument; draw forcefully over a surface
be full of; be plentiful
delay till later; put off; hold back to a later time
confront; oppose
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