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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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liable to being called to account; answerable; responsible; something that can be explained
unusual; not typical; not normal
based or acting on error; misled; lacking proper guidance
having lost freshness; lacking originality or spontaneity
cast out; degraded; excluded from a society
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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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cause or suffer to lie in a fluid; absorb; drain; drink intemperately or gluttonously
stop; terminate before completion; terminate a pregnancy
teach; make aware of
cheer from distress or depression; alleviate grief and raise spirits of; relieve; comfort
break into pieces; crack; destroy; violate or abuse
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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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by name; by particular mention; expressly; that is to say
without any others being included or involved; purely; strictly
beyond or across the sea; abroad
thick; crowded closely together; compact
broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
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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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adorn; embellish
assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention
break into small pieces; cause to fall in pieces
inhabit; live in a certain place; be present in; be inside of
spoil or damage; impair the soundness, perfection, or integrity of
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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
affecting all; general; present everywhere; relating to the entire world or all within the world; worldwide
thorough; including all or everything; broad in scope
awkward; showing lack of skill or aptitude
aspiring; having a strong desire for success or achievement
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