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 belief in the importance of the individual and personal independence
any of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills adapted for crushing seeds
cutting away parts to create a desired shape
capacity; skill
crystal of snow
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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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burning; radiant; bright; keenly excited ; resembling flame in brilliance or color
consistent with; based on; using reason
completely lacking; barren or empty
bothersome; troublesome; irritating
a form of social organization in which a male is the family head and title is traced through the male line
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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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be worthy of; have a right to
deceive; misguide
defeat another in competition or conflict; conquer; prevail over
color a material, especially by soaking in a coloring solution; take on or impart color
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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counter in a supermarket where you pay for your purchases; the latest time for vacating a hotel room
an opening that permits escape or release; activity that releases creative energy or emotion
a quantity of small objects flying through air
a reformer who favors abolishing slavery
defamation; false and malicious statement or report about someone
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abound

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

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be broadcast on television or radio
assign the roles of; choose at random
absorb or swallow up as in a gulf; flow over or cover completely
approach; tend to meet; come together
be full of; be plentiful
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