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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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expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
important or essential in relation to a plan of action; essential to the effective conduct of war; highly important to an intended objective
slightly wet; damp or humid
refined and tasteful in appearance or behavior or style
unusual; not typical; not normal
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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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melt; liquefy; cause to pass into solution; cause to disappear or vanish
bring into being; give rise to; produce
stop; terminate before completion; terminate a pregnancy
response to an inquiry or experiment
dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards
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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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taken from a number by preference; picked out as more valuable or excellent than others; of special value or excellence
adequate; enough; being as much as is needed
broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
unimportant; of little significance or value; ordinary; commonplace
remainder; more than is needed; quantity much larger than is needed; remaining
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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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be destroyed; pass away; become nothing
ward off; make an effort to resist; keep off; prevent from entering
soak; make thoroughly wet
assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention
display proudly or shamelessly; show oneself off
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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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poor; lower than a given reference point; low or lower in order, degree, or rank
theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand
ready or about to appear; making appearance
assumedly; supposedly
excellent; flawless; acutely perceptive or discriminating
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