Prefix and Word

Question 1

Ob, Oc, Of, Op,

Answer 1

against

offend
opponent

Question 2

Olig

Answer 2

few

oligarchy

Question 3

Pan

Answer 3

all, every

panorama

Question 4

Para

Answer 4

beyond, related

parallel
paraphrase

Question 5

Per

Answer 5

through, completely

permeable
pervade

Question 6

Peri

Answer 6

around, near

perimeter

Question 7

Prim

Answer 7

first

primeval

Question 8

Pro

Answer 8

forward, in favor of

propulsive
proponent

Question 9

Proto

Answer 9

first

prototype

Question 10

Psuedo

Answer 10

false

pseudonym

Question 11

Abase V.

Answer 11

lower, humiliate

I had to abase myself when I lost that swim race

Question 12

Abash V.

Answer 12

embarrass

I was not abashed by her open honesty about my friend

Question 13

Abate V.

Answer 13

subside, decrease, lessen

The sandstorm abated

Question 14

Abdicate V.

Answer 14

Renounce, give up

He abdicated his throne to King Louis XIV

Question 15

Aberrant N.

Answer 15

abnormal, deviant

The aberrant nature of the child was annoying

Question 16

Abet V.

Answer 16

aid in doing something wrong

I am willing to abet you in burning her hw

Question 17

Abhor V.

Answer 17

detest, hate

I abhor you and your heartbreaking ways

Question 18

Abject Adj.

Answer 18

wretched, lacking pride

The homeless live in abject poverty

Question 19

Abjure V.

Answer 19

renounce upon oath

He abjured his allegiance to the king

Question 20

Abnegation N.

Answer 20

self sacrifice

My act of abnegation to go to my friend’s dinner with a girl I loathe is what kept us from becoming enemies

Question 21

Aboriginal Adj.

Answer 21

primitive, native

Aboriginal Indians were the first people in America

Question 22

Abortive adj.

Answer 22

unsuccessful

The abortive procedure to remove the girl from my life was a failure

Question 23

Abrade V.

Answer 23

scrape, erode

Her face will abrade the pavement if she does not give me her money

Question 24

Abrasive adj.

Answer 24

rubbing away, tending to grind down

Abrasive liquid can clean dirt such as rubbing alcohol

Question 25

Abridge V.

Answer 25

condense or shorten

I will abridge the hw to only one page instead of 100

Question 26

Abscond V.

Answer 26

depart secretly and hide

Anne frank absconded from the Nazis

Question 27

Absolve V.

Answer 27

pardon (an offense)

The father absolved him of his sins

Question 28

Abstemious adj.

Answer 28

sparing in eating and drinking

Her abstemious diet made her lose a lot of weight

Question 29

Abstract adj.

Answer 29

theoretical, not concrete

Hunger is an abstract concept

Question 30

Abstruse adj.

Answer 30

profound, difficult to understand

The Odyssey is an abstruse book for children in Elementary school