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ability
 
 
(1)
n.  E.g. A diplomat at the New Zealand High Commission here, said the ability of the population of Tikopia to withstand Cyclone Zoe was the result of years of experience and resilience built up over generations.
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any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
barrel or cask for liquor; enclosure or cage, as for poultry or small animals
beast; ugly creature; someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful
capacity; skill
action or manner of throwing something
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ablaze
 
 
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a.  E.g. But when he saw this small new-comer his soul was all ablaze with bliss in a moment.
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burning; radiant; bright; keenly excited ; resembling flame in brilliance or color
concerned by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
absence of ceremony; casual
demonstrative; indicative
capable of acting on or influencing each other
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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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change location; move, travel, or proceed
cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
darken; make dim or indistinct; conceal in obscurity
form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way
channel into a new direction
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abolitionist
 
 
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n.  E.g. Born to free blacks in Maryland, Frances Watkins Harper was a poet and a teacher who became active in the abolitionist struggle in the 1850s.
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act of receiving; manner in which something is greeted
a reformer who favors abolishing slavery
branch of physics concerned with the motion of bodies
amusement; entertainment
devoted adherent; a fan; one who is addicted, as to narcotics or a compulsive activity
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abound
 
 
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v.  E.g. The rooms abound with screaming children.
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be full of; be plentiful
confront; encounter; be opposite
alter; change
captivate; cause to be interested or curious; plot for: scheme for
direct the course of; manage or control; lead or guide
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