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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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thoughtful; marked by consideration or reflection; deliberate
unusual; not typical; not normal
pertaining to the universe; vast
relating to, or adjacent to the sea; relating to marine shipping or navigation
made by humans; produced rather than natural.
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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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think long and anxiously; be in a state of gloomy, serious thought
look over; examine carefully and critically, especially for flaws
stop; terminate before completion; terminate a pregnancy
hold fast or adhere to something; stick together and resist separation; remain emotionally
put in; infuse ; force or drive fluid into something
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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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being in an unrefined or natural state; raw; lacking tact or taste; blunt or offensive
hard, harsh, or severe in manner or character; firm or unyielding
broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
adequate; enough; being as much as is needed
very old-fashioned; as if belonging to the Middle Ages
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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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swing; move back and forth or sideways; win approval or support for; convince
cause fluid to scatter in flying masses; strike and dash about, as water, mud
assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention
shut eyes briefly; wink
breakdown; failure
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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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theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand
marvelous; strange; extraordinary on account of ugliness, viciousness, or wickedness
made without condition; absolute; unreserved
controvertible; disputable
as it ought to be; properly; regularly
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