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abbreviate

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v. E.g. Because we were running out of time, the lecturer had to abbreviate her speech.

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make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase
provoke or arouse; excite to anger; wound pride of
mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything which is excellent; make defective, either the body or mind
make a tender of; be disposed or inclined; move or extend in a certain direction
purify; make more precise; improve
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aboard

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ad. E.g. He did make some calls aboard Air Force One, we are told, on his way back to from the Azores.

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of huge size; excessively large; coarse; rough; not fine or delicate
more than enough in size or scope or capacity; fairly large
on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle; in or into a group, organization, or business
marked by independence and creativity in thought or action
of or relating to or resembling a comet
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absentee

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n. E.g. Absentee voting begins 35 days before primary and general elections.

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one who is absent or not in residence
recession; economic slump; concavity in a surface produced by pressing ; sadness; low spirits
mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly
office and function of president; tenure of a president
line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet; range of one's knowledge, experience, or interest
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absolute

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a. E.g. Although the King was an absolute monarch, he did not want to behead his unfaithful wife without certain evidence.

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productive; fertile; producing results; profitable
most frequent; widespread; predominant
rapid increase; of or involving exponents
perfect in quality or nature; complete; totally unlimited; certain
of or relating to the sun
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absorption

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n. E.g. I agree that the reader's absorption is a measure of good writing.

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morals; study of principles relating to right and wrong conduct.
long-tailed gray-and-white songbird of the southern United States able to mimic songs of other birds
process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion; state of mental concentration
portraiture; picture; likeness of a person, especially one showing the face
quartz; glassware made of quartz; high-quality, clear, colorless glass
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