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abnormal
 
 
(1)
a.  E.g. Fujitsu, Toshiba, HP and Lenovo all insist that their designs are sufficiently different to Dell and Apple, that there is no abnormal risk of fire.
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hard, harsh, or severe in manner or character; firm or unyielding
chief; serving as an essential component
drastic; extreme; arising from or going to a root or source; basic
controvertible; disputable
unusual; not typical; not normal
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abort
 
 
(2)
v.  E.g. However, most women say that the decision to abort is a difficult one.
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persuade; bring about; reason or establish by induction
be all mixed up or jumbled together;
disappear; pass out of sight, especially quickly; die out
stop; terminate before completion; terminate a pregnancy
keep under control; hold back ; place limits on
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abrupt
 
 
(3)
a.  E.g. Eliza's greeting was delivered in a short, abrupt voice, without a smile; and then she sat down again, fixed her eyes on the fire, and seemed to forget me.
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of unusually high quality; excellent; wonderful
not wanting to take some action; averse
broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another
fairly large; in essentials; material; true or real; not imaginary; solidly built
pertaining to the universe; vast
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absorb
 
 
(4)
v.  E.g. By contrast, what students can absorb from a one-day visit to a college are the tangibles.
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push at, as with a finger or an arm; search or look curiously; proceed in slow or lazy manner; thrust forward
assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention
modify; cause to change; make different; convert
change in outward structure or looks; convert
hazard on the event of a contest; stake; engage in, as a contest; adventure, or lay out, for hire or reward; hire; employ
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abstract
 
 
(5)
a.  E.g. To him, hunger was an abstract concept; he had never missed a meal.
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apparently; supposedly
torn; worn; having an irregular surface or edge; uneven or jagged in outline
theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand
having quality or power of producing; yielding or furnishing results; causing to exist
having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned; curved
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