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To give up without intending to return or claim again.
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abandon, desert, forsake, leave, quit
To cease trying to acomplish or continue
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abandon, desist, discontinue, foswear, give up, quit, renounce, stop
The condition of being temporarily inactive
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abeyance dormancy, latency, quiescence, remission, suspension.
These words name qualities that enable one to do something desirable and usually rather difficult.
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ability, capacity, skill, talent
stresses the fact or power of accomplishment (a person of great musical ____)
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ability
the potential for such accomplishment (a ___ for learning)
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capacity
usually regarded as a nat- ural gift for achievement in a specific area
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talent
implies proven expertness in an art or trade re- quiring practical, specialized knowledge: ___ in carpentry
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skill
capacity to serve in a given function but does not suggest any particular standard of performance
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able
implies the ability to meet usual required standards
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capable
banning or outlawing existing conditions or regulations
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abolish
extermination or destruction of living things by deliberate
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eradicate, extirpate
to put out - a fire or sth likened to a flame, such as human life or hope
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extinguish
extermination or destruction of the whole of nonliving objects, as by rolting up or out, both imply wiping out by removong all trace
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eradicate, extirpate
Failure to be present
Everyone at the meeting noticed her _____
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absence, nonappearance, nonattendance
Having supreme, unlimited power and control.
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absolute, despotic, totalitarian, tyrannical
To take in and incorporate (quickly ____ new ideas)
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absorb, assimilate, digest, imbibe
Refraining from food and drink considered harmfull
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abstinence
self-denial in sexual activity
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continence
the absence of alcoholic intoxication
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sobriety
Complete refraining from alcoholic drink but more often denotes moderation in drinking
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temperance
something what obviously has lack of sense or departs from logic
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absurd
something what is completely unreasonable
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preposterous
absurduties which inspire laughter
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ludicrous, ridiculous
Means to treat or use wrongly
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abuse
improper use of things resulting from ignorance or oversight
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misuse
rough handling, usually od persons or animals, that causes physical injury
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mistreat, maltreat
(of something that is to your advantage) not planned, happening by chance
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fortuitous

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