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abbreviate

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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
make a firm decision about; find a solution to
put out or expel from a place; discharge
move in a way that cutting or going through something; cultivate; farm; break and turn over earth
moisten; lessen in force or effect
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aboard

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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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on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle; in or into a group, organization, or business
refined; made or rendered pure or more pure
obscured by fog; indistinct or hazy in outline
mixed; mingled; consisting of several things; of diverse sorts; promiscuous; heterogeneous
prior to or preparing for the main matter; introductory
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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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real being; something that exists as a particular and discrete unit; fact of existence
one who is absent or not in residence
small piece or bit; fragment; fragment; leftover bits of food; remnant
packet; a package of things tied together; a large sum of money
long, narrow upper section or crest; chain of hills or mountains
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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 a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement
perfect in quality or nature; complete; totally unlimited; certain
nonprofessional; lacking the skill of a professional, as in an art
tending or serving to restrict; limiting; confining
marked with, or exhibiting, folly; void of understanding; weak in intellect; without judgment
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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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passage or expression that is quoted or cited; practice of quoting from books
particle; a very small spot ; stain
ray of light; long piece of metal or wood; long piece fixed or movable in structure, machine, or tool
massive, somewhat impure variety of quartz, in color usually of a gray to brown or nearly black, breaking with fracture and sharp edge
process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion; state of mental concentration
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