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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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act of consoling; state of being consoled; refreshment of spirit; comfort
excellence or eminence; note or mark of difference
lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm
a small knife with a thin, keen blade, used by surgeons, and in dissecting
good form; style; elegance by virtue of being fashionable
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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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endure; put up with; bear; tolerate
cause to seem small; check natural growth or development of
take part in a trial performance; evaluate in a trial performance
frighten; make timid; fill with fear
relieve of a burden or of contents; unload; pour forth or release; complete or carry out; give off
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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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wet, so as to spatter easily; muddy; lack of care or precision
of a person, slightly overweight, somewhat fat and hence soft; rounded and plump
made sure; exhibiting confidence or authority; indubitable
belonging to an early stage; simple or naive in style; primeval
unusual; not typical; not normal
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absurd
 
 
(4)
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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extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding
useless; vain; trifling; unprofitable; thoughtless; given rest and ease; avoiding work or employment; lazy
preposterous; ridiculously incongruous or unreasonable; foolish
capable of destroying; lethal
very small; model that represents something in a greatly reduced size
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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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improper use or handling; misuse
mental or physical ability; ability to accommodate
band or organized company of singers, especially in church service
short, suggestive expression of a guiding principle; maxim
payment in money made by one ruler or nation; tax; mark of respect; praiseworthy quality
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