Quick quiz for 1200 ACT Words in 30 Days:- Day 1

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abate

(1)

v. E.g. Rather than leaving immediately, they waited for the storm to abate.

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hinder; charge with improper conduct; challenge validity of; try to discredit
subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
cut or clip hair; strip of something; remove by cutting or clipping
restate text in one's own words, especially to clarify thought of others
disprove; prove to be false or incorrect
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aberrant

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n. E.g. Given the aberrant nature of the data, we doubted the validity of the entire experiment.

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goat's horn overflowing with fruit and grain; symbol of abundance
one opposed to force; antimilitarist
something that restricts or confines within prescribed bounds
ceremonial procession or display; succession or series
abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm
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abeyance

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n. E.g. The deal was held in abeyance until her arrival.

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laugh in half-suppressed or foolish manner; disrespectful laugh
cause to lean, slant, or slope; deviate from the horizontal or vertical
dullness; insipidity of thought; commonplace statement; lack of originality
serious mistake typically caused by ignorance or confusion
suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
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abhor

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v. E.g. One of the things I abhor is the threat to withhold aid.

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urge on or encourage, especially by shouts; make urgent appeal
give authorization or approval to something; penalize a state, especially for violating international law
fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
arouse to action; motivate; induce to exist
fall straight down; plunge; decline suddenly and steeply
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abolish

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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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restrain with U-shaped bar for ankles or feet; impede; hamper
refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
force to leave; remove from office
attack from all sides; trouble persistently; hem in
cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
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