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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 a sharp sound; break suddenly as under tension; utter in angry or sharp tone
make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase
make more industrial or city-like
make up; form something
provide with new tools; revise or reorganize
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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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of very large or indefinite number; of ten thousand
on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle; in or into a group, organization, or business
marked by intense agitation or emotion
of or relating to a constitution, or establishment form of government
of or relating to or comprising atoms; immeasurably small
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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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oily, unctuous substance obtained from cream or milk by churning
practice of investing things with symbolic meaning; system of symbols or representations
rank, quality, state, or attributes of a king; royal authority; sovereign power; rule; dominion; monarchy
one who is absent or not in residence
long heroic poem, or similar work of art
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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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not conforming to accepted rules or standards
in a smooth manner; successfully; easily
perfect in quality or nature; complete; totally unlimited; certain
refined or imposing in manner or appearance; befitting a royal; elegant; refined
perceptible; heard or perceptible by the ear
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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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of various predominantly aquatic arthropods of the class Crustacea, including lobsters, crabs, shrimps
liveliness and eagerness; quickness; vigor or rapidity in action
organ or seat of intellect; understanding or imagination
process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion; state of mental concentration
low plain adjacent to a river that is formed chiefly of river sediment and is subject to flooding
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