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

abbreviate

(1)

v. E.g. Because we were running out of time, the lecturer had to abbreviate her speech.

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make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase
offend; affront; treat, mention, or speak to rudely
plead; file a suit against
put an abrupt end to; block to prevent rolling or slipping
move from one country or region to another and settle there
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aboard

(2)

ad. E.g. He did make some calls aboard Air Force One, we are told, on his way back to from the Azores.

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not applicable; unrelated; having no connection with
of or relating to or produced by evolution or development
relating to, or adjacent to the sea; nautical
of a color similar to that of wood or earth; of a color which resembles brown
on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle; in or into a group, organization, or business
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absentee

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n. E.g. Absentee voting begins 35 days before primary and general elections.

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part; nature; description of a person's attributes, traits, or abilities
one who is absent or not in residence
regionalism; localism; a lack of sophistication
outburst; roll or be tossed about on waves, as a boat
one who takes part in an armed group against the constituted authority; revolt;
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absolute

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a. E.g. Although the King was an absolute monarch, he did not want to behead his unfaithful wife without certain evidence.

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of informal spoken language or conversation; conversational or chatty
ready to consent or submit; acceptable
perfect in quality or nature; complete; totally unlimited; certain
on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle; in or into a group, organization, or business
plain; simple; made of cloth spun or woven in the home
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absorption

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n. E.g. I agree that the reader's absorption is a measure of good writing.

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management by overseeing the performance
organized structure for arranging or classifying
outer, protective layer of skin of vertebrates
path; track; a trodden path
process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion; state of mental concentration
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