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abnormal
 
 
(1)
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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knowing; skillful; artful; designing; deceitful
unusual; not typical; not normal
caused by disease; pathological or diseased; unhealthy or unwholesome
not counterfeit or copied; valid; trustworthy
having the properties of attracting iron or steel; captivating; attractive; being to draw or pull
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abort
 
 
(2)
v.  E.g. However, most women say that the decision to abort is a difficult one.
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captivate; cause to be interested or curious; plot for: scheme for
put together; bring or call together into a group or whole
stop; terminate before completion; terminate a pregnancy
give or restore confidence in; cause to feel sure or certain
incriminate; involve or imply as necessary accompaniment or result
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abrupt
 
 
(3)
a.  E.g. Eliza's greeting was delivered in a short, abrupt voice, without a smile; and then she sat down again, fixed her eyes on the fire, and seemed to forget me.
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broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
destructive; highly critical; causing or capable of causing complete destruction
laughable; completely devoid of wisdom or good sense
attentive to discover and avoid danger, or to provide for safety; wakeful; watchful; circumspect; wary
stiff and unyielding; strict; hard and unbending; not flexible
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absorb
 
 
(4)
v.  E.g. By contrast, what students can absorb from a one-day visit to a college are the tangibles.
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assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention
remove from; pull back; break from gathering; retreat; depart
decompose; break sown; disintegration; rottenness; decline; worsen; decadence
hold fast or adhere to something; stick together and resist separation; remain emotionally
tie, or confine with a cord, band, or chain; make fast; contract; cohere or stick together
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abstract
 
 
(5)
a.  E.g. To him, hunger was an abstract concept; he had never missed a meal.
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desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking
theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand
not fixed or firm; liable to change; unstable; of a changeable mind
interchangeable; comparable; equal, as in value, force, or meaning
happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute
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