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

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 steady progress; prosper; flourish
offend; affront; treat, mention, or speak to rudely
make loose or looser; make less severe or strict
make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase
move heavily or clumsily; cut down timber of
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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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lying under or beneath something; basic; implicit; taking precedence; prior
during current time; presently
outside mainstream; of peripheral part or border
of the same kin; related by blood
on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle; in or into a group, organization, or business
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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
movement in an arc; clean with a broom; wide scope; winning all
one who comes to a country where they were not born in order to settle there; non-native
meat cut from the thigh of a hog, usually smoked
quality or condition of being humble; low estimate of one's self; self-abasement
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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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of or relating to the science of ecology; characterized by the interdependence of living organisms in an environment
light up by or as by fire or flame; of tremendous intensity or fervor
plain; simple; made of cloth spun or woven in the home
perfect in quality or nature; complete; totally unlimited; certain
ready to consent or submit; acceptable
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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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one who sets devices to catch animals
periodical; newspaper or official journal
process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion; state of mental concentration
acknowledgment expressing regret or asking pardon for a fault or offense; explanation or excuse
one who has legal title to something; owner
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