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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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modify; cause to change; make different; convert
make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase
miss a step and fall or nearly fall; walk unsteadily
prevent from being seen or discovered
put together; bring or call together into a group or whole
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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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on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle; in or into a group, organization, or business
present at birth; inborn; innate
prohibitive; harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance
not of major importance; of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate
of or relating to the spine or spinal cord; in the region of, the backbone, or vertebral column
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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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mistake that results from taking one thing to be another; lack of clarity or order
rejection; act of excluding or shutting out
quality or state of being worthy of esteem or respect.
quality or condition of being humble; low estimate of one's self; self-abasement
one who is absent or not in residence
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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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morally pure in thought or conduct; decent and modest
perfect in quality or nature; complete; totally unlimited; certain
of or relating to the sun
not able to be corrected or repaired
quick and skillful; neat in action or performance
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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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of various predominantly aquatic arthropods of the class Crustacea, including lobsters, crabs, shrimps
process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion; state of mental concentration
belief in supernatural power regarded as creator and governor of the universe
pattern or structure by weaving ; knit; interlace
line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet; range of one's knowledge, experience, or interest
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