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Question 1

abandon

Answer 1

noun the trait of lacking restraint or control; reckless freedom from inhibition or worry; a feeling of extreme emotional intensity; verb stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims; leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch; give up with the intent of never claiming again; forsake

Question 2

abbreviation

Answer 2

noun shortening something by omitting parts of it; a shortened form of a word or phrase

Question 3

ability

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noun the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment; possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done

Question 4

able

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adj. (usually followed by `to’) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something; having inherent physical or mental ability or capacity; have the skills and qualifications to do things well; having a strong healthy body

Question 5

abnormal

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adj. much greater than the normal; not normal; not typical or usual or regular or conforming to a norm; departing from the normal in e.g. intelligence and development

Question 6

aboard

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adv. on first or second or third base; on a ship

Question 7

abolish

Answer 7

verb do away with

Question 8

abroad

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adj. in a foreign country; adv. to or in a foreign country; in a place across an ocean; far away from home or one’s usual surroundings

Question 9

absence

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noun failure to be present; the state of being absent; the time interval during which something or somebody is away; epilepsy characterized by paroxysmal attacks of brief clouding of consciousness (a possible other abnormalities)

Question 10

absent

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adj. lost in thought; showing preoccupation; not in a specified place physically or mentally; verb go away or leave

Question 11

absolute

Answer 11

adj. perfect or complete or pure; not capable of being violated or infringed; complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers; without conditions or limitations; not limited by law; expressing finality with no implication of possible change; noun something that is conceived to be absolute; something that does not depends on anything else and is beyond human control

Question 12

absorbed

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adj. taken in through the pores of a surface; retained without reflection; giving or marked by complete attention to

Question 13

abstract

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adj. existing only in the mind; separated from embodiment; dealing with a subject in the abstract without practical purpose or intention; not representing or imitating external reality or the objects of nature; noun a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance; a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory; verb consider a concept without thinking of a specific example; consider abstractly or theoretically; consider apart from a particular case or instance; give an abstract (of); make off with belongings of others

Question 14

absurd

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adj. inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense; incongruous; inviting ridicule; noun a situation in which life seems irrational and meaningless

Question 15

abuse

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noun a rude expression intended to offend or hurt; cruel or inhumane treatment; improper or excessive use; verb use wrongly or improperly or excessively; use foul or abusive language towards; change the inherent purpose or function of something; treat badly

Question 16

accelerate

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verb move faster; cause to move faster

Question 17

accent

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noun a diacritical mark used to indicate stress or placed above a vowel to indicate a special pronunciation; distinctive manner of oral expression; the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch); the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people; special importance or significance; verb put stress on; utter with an accent; to stress

Question 18

accept

Answer 18

verb tolerate or accommodate oneself to; consider or hold as true; be sexually responsive to

Question 19

access

Answer 19

noun the act of approaching or entering; a way of entering or leaving; (computer science) the operation of reading or writing stored information; the right to obtain or make use of or take advantage of something (as services or membership); a code (a series of characters or digits) that must be entered in some way (typed or dialed or spoken) to get the use of something (a telephone line or a computer or a local area network etc.); the right to enter; verb reach or gain access to; obtain or retrieve from a storage device; as of information on a computer

Question 20

accident

Answer 20

noun anything that happens by chance without an apparent cause;