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abandon
 
 
(1)
n.  E.g. With her parents out of town, Kelly danced all night with abandon.
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envy; jealous attitude or disposition
foolishness; lack of good sense, understanding, or foresight
highland; upland; relatively flat highland
lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm
impression produced by pressure or printing; distinctive influence; impress firmly in the mind
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abandoned
 
 
(2)
a.  E.g. Here many of the skyscrapers are abandoned, leaving squatters, crime and urban decay.
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impartial; not supporting one side over another
full of risk; perilous; hazardous; unsafe
honest; sincere; open and sincere in expression; straightforward
having a common center, circles of different size, one within another
recklessly unrestrained; deserted; left to destruction
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abandonment
 
 
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n.  E.g. The only way to apologize for your abandonment is your resignation.
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feeling of dissatisfaction
large slender game fish widely distributed in warm seas; various marine cetacean mammals
dress; attire; aset of clothes appropriate for a particular occasion or season
lack of enthusiasm; skeptical caution; something saved for future use; self-restraint in expression
giving up completely; freedom from constraint
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abide
 
 
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v.  E.g. "Oh, don't bother ME," said the Duchess; "I could not abide figures!"
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forward; send from one person or place to another
endure; put up with; bear; tolerate
initiate; invent; bring into being; create
introduce into the body through a vein; undergo the process of infusion
express or indicate indirectly; signify
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abiding
 
 
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a.  E.g. It's this which many see as the abiding legacy of Watergate.
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drastically; by root or origin; primitively; originally; naturally
having many sides or relating to a surface marked by polygons
lasting for a long time; enduring; permanent
humid; moist; slightly wet
erratically; unevenly; in an irregular manner; without rule, method, or order
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