| A | B |
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| abdicate | formally remove oneself from; give up; relinquish; renounce; resign |
| abduct | carry off or lead away by force; kidnap |
| abhor | shrink from; detest; loathe; hate |
| abnormal | deviating from the normal |
| abrasion | scraping or wearing away of the skin by friction |
| abrupt | broken off |
| abscond | steal off and hide |
| absolve | set free form some duty or responsibility |
| absorbing | fully taking away one's attention |
| abstain | withhold oneself deliberately form doing something |
| averse | literally, turned from; |
| avert | turn away; ward off |
| avocation | occupation away form one's customary occupation |
| adapt | adjust; suit; fit |
| addicted | given over (to a habit) |
| adequate | equal to, or sufficient for a specific need enough sufficient |
| adherent | one who sticks to a leader, party, ect follower |
| adjacent | lying near; nearby |
| adjoin | be next to be in contact with border; abut |
| adjourn | put off to another day; suspend a meeting to resume at a future time |
| advent | a coming to arriver approach |
| adversary | person "turned toward or facing another as an opponent foe |
| adverse | in opposition to one's interest hostile |
| antecedents | ancestors, forebears predecessors |
| antedate | assign a date before the true date |
| postdate | assign a date after the true date |
| ante meridian | before noon |
| post meridian | after noon |
| anteroom | room placed before and forming an entrance to another antechamber waiting room |
| postgraduate | having to do with study after graduation especially after graduation form college |
| postmortem | thought examination of a body after death autopsy |
| postscript | note added to a letter after it has been written |
| bicameral | consisting of two chambers or legislative houses |
| bicentennial | two-hundredth anniversary |
| biennial | occurring every two years |
| semiannual | occurring every half year or twice a year semiyearly |
| bimonthly | occurring every two months |
| semimonthly | occurring ever half month or twice a month |
| bilateral | having two sides |
| bilingual | speaking two languages equally well |
| bipartisan | representing two political parties |
| bisect | divide into two equal parts |
| semicircle | half of a circle |
| semiconscious | half conscious not fully conscious |
| semidetached | partly detached sharing a wall with an adjoining building on one side but detached on the other |
| semiskilled | partly skilled |
| emigrate | move out of a country or region to settle in another |
| immigrate | move into a foreign country or region as a permanent resident |
| eminent | standing or jutting out conspicious famous distinguished |
| imminent | hanging over one's head |
| enervate | lessen the strength of |
| erosion | gradual wearing away deterioration |
| evoke | bring out call forth elicit |
| invoke | call on for help or protection |
| excise | cut out remove by cutting out |
| incise | cut into carve engrave |
| exclusive | shutting out or tending to shut out other |
| inclusive | including the limits mentioned |
| exhibit | show display |
| inhibit | hold in chest restrain repress |
| expel | drive out force out compel to leave banished eject |
| impel | drive on force compel |
| implicate | show to be part of or connected with |
| impugn | call in question assail by words or arguments attack as false contradict attack malis |
| incarcerate | put in prison imprison confine |
| inscribe | write engrave or print to create a lasting record imprint |
| insurgent | one who rises in revolt against establishedauthority rebel mutineer |
| insurgent | rebellious insubordinate mutinous |
| extracurricular | outside the regular curriculum or course of stud |
| extraneous | coming form or existing outside foreign not essential |
| extravagent | outside or beyond the bounds of reason excessive |
| intramural | within the walls or boundaries |
| intraparty | within a party |
| intrastate | within a state |
| intravenous | within or by way of the veins |
| con | against on the negative side |
| contraband | merchandise imported or exported contrary to law |
| contravene | go to act contrary to violate disregard infringe |
| controversy | dispute debate quarrel |
| counter | countrary in to opposite direction |
| countermand | cancel by issusing a contray order |
| incontrovertible | not able to be turned against |
| intercede | interfere to reconcile differences |
| intercept | stop or seize on the way form one place to another interrupt catch |
| interlinear | insrted between lines already printed or written |
| interlude | anything filling the time between two events interval |
| intermediary | go-between mediator |
| intermission | pause between periods or activity interval interruption |
| intersect | cut by passing thought or across divide cross |
| interurban | between cities or towns |
| intervene | come between |
