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abbreviation
 
 
(1)
n.  E.g. For example, the word abbreviation can itself be represented by the "abbr." or "abbrev."
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durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use
act of working together; act of cooperating with an enemy, especially it occupying one's own country
shortening something by omitting parts of it
act of denying; assertion of the nonrealistic or untruthfulness of anything
act of keeping up, or maintaining; maintenance
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abolish
 
 
(2)
v.  E.g. In a letter to the British government, the EU has demanded that Britain abolish laws protecting religious freedom rights with regards to "sexual orientation."
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bring heavy destruction on; devastate
stop; impede; shut out from view
give forth a low, moaning sound in breathing
act as force or influence that balances, checks or limits an opposite one
cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
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aboriginal
 
 
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a.  E.g. Her studies of the primitive art forms of the aboriginal Indians were widely reported in the scientific journals.
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harmonious; euphonic; agreeable to hear; producing agreeable, especially musical, sounds
able to float; cheerful and optimistic
in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
within the land; more or less remote from the ocean or from open water; interior
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abound
 
 
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v.  E.g. The rooms abound with screaming children.
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be full of; be plentiful
endeavor; struggle or fight forcefully; exert much effort or energy
supply with necessities such as tools or provisions; furnish with the qualities necessary for performance
put out a fire; extinguish; put an end to; destroy
stop and rob a vehicle in transit; seize control of by use of force
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abrasion
 
 
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n.  E.g. Dust also, is a significant cause of abrasion of book papers and covers.
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scratch; friction
characteristic of being brash; trait of being rash and hasty; tasteless showiness
act or process of converting the controlling of a machine or device to a more automatic system, such as computer or electronic controls
blast; outburst
vocabulary that is for a specific group of people
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