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abandon
 
 
(1)
n.  E.g. With her parents out of town, Kelly danced all night with abandon.
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bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases; enclosed space
small extent of ground; secret scheme or strategy
lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm
landing place; platform built out from shore into water and supported by piles; provides access to ships
instance that does not conform to a rule
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abide
 
 
(2)
v.  E.g. "Oh, don't bother ME," said the Duchess; "I could not abide figures!"
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flow and spread suddenly; flood
endure; put up with; bear; tolerate
get rid of ; cast off; cause to pour forth
whip; strike; defeat; hit repeatedly
throw with great force; cast; toss
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abnormal
 
 
(3)
a.  E.g. Fujitsu, Toshiba, HP and Lenovo all insist that their designs are sufficiently different to Dell and Apple, that there is no abnormal risk of fire.
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extremely bad; terrible; dreadful
relating to practice of psychiatry, a branch of medicine of mental and emotional disorders
excellent; extraordinary; strange in form, conception, or appearance
counterfeit or fake; not authentic; not genuine
unusual; not typical; not normal
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absurd
 
 
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a.  E.g. Alice thought the whole thing very absurd, but they all looked so grave that she did not dare to laugh.
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preposterous; ridiculously incongruous or unreasonable; foolish
rotary; curled; moving in a zigzag course; moving in shape of a coil
intended to attract notice and impress others; making unjustified claims; overly ambitious
extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell
unexpected; unforeseen
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abuse
 
 
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n.  E.g. Thanks to Vito, the commenter said, he has stopped 7 years of girl abuse in this area.
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fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness
any indication or action regarded as a foreshowing; phenomenon supposed to portend good or evil
foul matter; anything that soils or defiles; dirt; corruption; pollution
improper use or handling; misuse
faithfulness; ardent, often selfless affection and dedication
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