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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, 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 |
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