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

abbreviation

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n. E.g. For example, the word abbreviation can itself be represented by the "abbr." or "abbrev."

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tumor; abnormal growth of tissue resulting from uncontrolled, progressive multiplication of cells
collection of writings on a particular topic, as in a magazine; meeting or conference for discussion of a topic; drinking together; merry feast
duplicate copy; analogue; one that closely resembles another
deposit; matter deposited by some natural process
shortening something by omitting parts of it
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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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dwell on anything in thought; think seriously; keep the mind fixed upon; purpose; plan in the mind
cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
pass or flow through, as an aperture; permeate; pass or spread through the whole extent of
remove from one country or State to another, for the purpose of residence; migrate from home
beat rapidly; shake with fast, tremulous movements
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aboriginal

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a. E.g. Her studies of the primitive art forms of the aboriginal Indians were widely reported in the scientific journals.

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being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
possessing or exhibiting virtue; exhibiting manly courage and strength; valorous; brave
hesitant; not fully worked out or developed; experimental; not definite or positive
having weight of authority; peremptory and dictatorial
subordinate; secondary; serving to assist or supplement
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abound

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v. E.g. The rooms abound with screaming children.

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put out or expel from a place; discharge
fall straight down; plunge; decline suddenly and steeply
increase severity, violence, or bitterness of; aggravate
burn superficially; parch, or shrivel, the surface of, by heat; affect painfully with heat; burn
be full of; be plentiful
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abrasion

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n. E.g. Dust also, is a significant cause of abrasion of book papers and covers.

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place or building where athletic exercises are performed; a school for gymnastics
uniting or knitting together confusedly; knot of threads, or other thing, united confusedly, or so interwoven as not to be easily disengaged
state of being ambiguous; doubtfulness or uncertainty
scratch; friction
intense interest; eagerness to accomplish some object
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