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1
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Ab-­, a-, abs-­

A

Away from

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Abrasive:
Ras: Ive:

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Abrasive: Rough, coarse, harsh
Ras-: Scrape, shave Ive: like
EX - The wood should be rubbed down with fine abrasive paper.

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Abasement:
Ab: ment:

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Abasement: Humiliation, degradation
Ab: Away from ment: Act of, result
EX - My wife yelled at my abasement.

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Abrogate:
Ab: Rog: Ate:

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Abrogate: Cancel, deny, repeal
Ab: Away from Rog: Ask Ate: To make
EX - I felt to abrogate doing my homework

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Abstain:
Ab: St:

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Abstain: To restrain oneself from doing something
Ab: Away From St: Stand
EX - I abstained from video games

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Abstemious:
Ab: ous:

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Abstemious: Restrained from eating or drinking
Ab: Away from ous: Full of
EX - I’ve been abstemious about drinking alcohol.

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Abdicate:
ab: dict: ate:

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Abdicate: To leave a position of a king or queen
ab: Away from dict: Say or speak ate: One acted upon distillate
EX - Queen Elizabeth was abdicated when she died.

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Abduction:
Ab: duct: ion:

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Abduction: Action of taking someone forcibly against their will
Ab: Away from duct: Lead ion: Going/action or condition
EX - The abduction was horrifying

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Abjure:
Ab: jur:

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Abjure: A belief, cause, or claim
Ab: Away from jur: Swear
EX - I abjure from eating meat.

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Abrade:
Ab: rad:

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Abrade: To rub hard or scrub
Ab: Away from rad: Scrape or shave
EX - The rock abraded my skin

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Abeyance:
Ab: ance:

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Abeyance: State of temporary disuse or suspension
Ab: Away from ance: State or quality of
EX - The law is currently in abeyance.

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Abnormal:
Ab: al:

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Abnormal: Not normal
Ab:Away from al: Relating to
EX - There is an abnormal amount of sunlight.

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Manufacture:
Manu: act:

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Manufacture: To create/produce something
Manu: Hand act: To do or move
EX - Manufactured the phone

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Activate:
Act: ate:

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Activate: To cause a function
Act: Away from ate: To make
EX - It activated with my touch

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Aerial:
Aer: al:

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Aerial: Things in the air
Aer: Air al: Relating to
EX - The plane was used for aerial mapping

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Aeronaut:
Aero: naut:

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Aeronaut: Someone who operated an aircraft
Aero: Air naut: Ship
EX - The aeronaut traveled throug the air with precision

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Aeronautics:
aer: naut: ic:

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Aeronautics: Theory and practice of navigation through air or space
Aer: Air naut: Ship ic: Of or pertaining to
EX - The history of aeronautics is full of aircraft developed in secret

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Aerostat:
Aer: stat:

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Aerostat: A lighter than air aircraft
Aer: Air stat:Stand or remain
EX - I got my aerostat and aircraft pilot licenses.

19
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Agr-

A

Farming

20
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Agrarian:
Agr: ian:

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Agrarian: Relating to rural matters
Agr: Farming ian: Relating to or belonging to
EX - We have an agrarian society

21
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Ambi-,amphi-

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Both, on both sides, around

22
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Ambidextrous:
Ambi: dextr: ous:

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Ambidextrous: Ability to use both hands
Ambi: Both, on both sides, around dextr: Right ous: Full of
EX - I am ambidextrous by using both hands

23
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Ambiguous:
Ambi: ous:

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Ambiguous: More than one interpretation
Ambi: Both, on both sides, around ous: Full of
EX - The question was ambiguous

24
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Amphibious:
amphi: bi: ous:

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Amphibious: Something that can be on land and water
amphi: Both, on both sides, around bi: two, twice, once in every two ous: Full of
EX - The animal was amphibious

25
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Ambul-

A

Walk, move

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Perambulate:
Per: ambul: ate:

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Perambulate: Walking for fun
Per: Through or throughout ambul: walk, move ate: State or quality
EX - My dog is allowed to perambulate around he neighborhood

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Ambulate:
ambul: ate:

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Ambulate: To move by walking
Ambul: walk, move ate: To make
EX - The patient was allowed to ambulte in his room

28
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Ami-

A

Love

29
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Amicable:
Ami: able:

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Amicable: Friendly without disagreement or rancor
Ami: Love able: Able to be
My friend is amicable
EX - My friend is amicable

30
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Amity:
ami: ity:

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Amity: A friendly relationship
Ami: Love ity: State, condition, or quality
EX - The amity in my group is amazing

31
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Pusillanimous:
Sil: amin: ous:

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Pusillanimous: Lack of courage or determination
Sil: Quiet or still amin: devoted ous: Full of
EX - He was pusillanimous of the test

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