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English II - Vocabulary: 1. Ab-, A-, Abs-

The following reviews prefixes from the Latin preposition a/ab, which means away from or from. The spelling changes depending upon the root it is attached to.
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A	B
a, ab, abs	away from, from, off
abdicate	formally remove oneself from; give up; relinquish; surrender
abduct	carry off by force, lead away by force; kidnap
abnormal	deviating from the normal; unusual; irregular
abrasion	scraping or wearing away from the skin by friction
abrupt	broken off; sudden; unexpected
abscond	to steal off and hid; depart secretly; flee
absolve	1. set free from some duty or responsibility. 2. declare free from guilt
absorbing	fully taking away one's attention; extremely interesting; engrossing
abstain	withhold oneself from doing something; refrain
averse	"turned from"; opposed; disinclined; unwilling
avert	turn away; ward off; prevent
avocation	occupation away from one's customary occupation; hobby