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

abbreviation

(1)

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

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shortage of food; starvation
shortening something by omitting parts of it
all the animals and plants, which live at or near surface of waters; collection of small or microscopic organisms
making ambitious display; unnecessary show; pretentious parade
stairway whose steps move continuously on a circulating belt
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abolish

(2)

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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cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
reduce from an inflated condition; release contained air or gas from
do harm to; inflict damage; do injustice to
frighten; fill with terror
find fault or rail with rude clamor; utter harsh, rude, boisterous rebuke
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aboriginal

(3)

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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coming nearer; approaching
selling or related to selling goods in large quantities; large-scale; on a large scale without careful discrimination
being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
able to float; cheerful and optimistic
added to complete or make up a deficiency
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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
analyze; examine; identify
pattern; design; set into a specific pattern
restrict; shrink; make smaller or narrower by binding or squeezing
burn superficially; parch, or shrivel, the surface of, by heat; affect painfully with heat; burn
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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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scratch; friction
competing as for profit or prize
ownership interest of shareholders in a corporate; something that is just and fair
particular skill; special talent
resident; someone or thing who lives in a place
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