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Aardvark - Ably Flashcards

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Aardvark

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Noun : an ant-eating African animal with a long snout.

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Aback

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Adverb : if you are taken aback, you are very surprised

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Abacus

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Noun : a frame with beads that slide along rods, used for counting

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Abalone

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Noun : a shellfish which can be eaten

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Abandon

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  1. Verb : if you abandon someone or something, you leave them or give them up for good.
  2. Noun : If you do something with abandon, you do it in an uncontrolled way.
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Abate

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Verb : if something abates, it becomes less

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Abbatoir

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Noun : a place where animals are killed for meat

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Abbey

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Noun : a church with buildings attached to it in which monks or nuns live

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Abbot

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Noun : the monk or priest in charge of all the monks in a monastery

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Abbreviate

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Verb : to abbreviate something is to make it shorter

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Abbreviation

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Verb : a short form of a word or phrase

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Abdicate

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Verb : if a king or queen abdicates, he or she gives up being a king or queen

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Abdomen

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Noun : the front part of your body below your chest. containing your stomach and intestines

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Abduct

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Verb : to abduct someone is to take them away by force.

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Aberration

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Noun : something that is not normal or usual

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Abet

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Verb : if you abet someone, you help them to do something

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Abhor

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Verb : if you abhor something, you hate it

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Abide

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Verb : 1. if you can’t abide something, you dislike it very much 2. if you abide by a decision or law, you act in agreement with it

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Abiding

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Verb : lasting for ever

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Ability

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Noun : the intelligence or skill needed to do something

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Abject

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Adjective : very bad

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Ablaze

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Adjective : on fire

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Ably

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Adverb : skillfully and successfully

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