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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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refuge; shelter; harbor or anchorage; port
lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm
act of forging, especially the illegal production of something counterfeit
segment; fragment; a small proportion of
person or animal that is partially disabled or unable to use a limb or limb
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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
break into pieces; crack; destroy; violate or abuse
tear or be torn violently; criticize or abuse strongly and violently
investigate systematically; examine; search
remove the surface from
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abnormal
 
 
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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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skeptical of motives of others; selfishly calculating; negative or pessimistic
unusual; not typical; not normal
odd or unconventional, as in behavior; eccentric; mysterious; suspicious; questionable
accordant with law; lawful; based on logical reasoning; reasonable
not genuine or sincere; feigned; supposed; alleged
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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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worthwhile; worth doing or achieving; advisable
preposterous; ridiculously incongruous or unreasonable; foolish
nasty; dirty; polluted; foul; impure
capable of being molded; capable of being shaped or formed; easily influenced
marked by complexity and richness of detail; done with care and in minute detail
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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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ghostly beings that sucks blood of the living; person, such as extortionist, who preys upon others
interference; interfering in some course of events
improper use or handling; misuse
a fragment of any solid substance; old iron, or other metal, glass, paper; discarded material
act of controlling or directing according to rule; prescribed by or according to rule
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