Week 1 Flashcards
What do the pre-fix
Ab-‐, a-‐, abs- mean?
To take away or to restrain.
Abrasive definition?
Showing little concern for the feelings of others; harsh.
They have sometimes been abrasive to me, when I have done nothing wrong to them.
Prefix: Ab
Abasement definition?
the action or fact of abasing or being abased; humiliation or degradation.
The abasement of his pride was more than her husband could handle.
Prefix: Ab
Abrogate definition?
To evade (a responsibility or duty).
The government is abrogating its duty to protect the safety of its citizens.
Prefix: Ab
Abstain definition?
restrain oneself from doing or enjoying something.
Many older adolescents and many adults abstain from alcohol, too.
Prefix: Abs
Abstemious definition?
not self-indulgent, especially when eating and drinking.
We were very abstemious teetotallers and non-smokers.
Prefix: Abs
Abdicate definition?
fail to fulfill or undertake (a responsibility or duty).
He has abdicated his responsibilities and he should resign.
Prefix: Ab
Abduction definition?
the act or an instance of forcibly taking someone away against their will.
The police were treating the manner as abduction.
Prefix: Ab
Abjure definition?
solemnly renounce (a belief, cause, or claim).
He was required to abjure, curse, and detest those opinions.
Prefix: Ab
Abrade definition?
scrape or wear away by friction or erosion.
My skin was abraded and very tender.
Prefix: Ab
Abeyance definition?
a state of temporary disuse or suspension.
This custom has fallen into abeyance until now.
Prefix: Ab
Abnormal definition?
deviating from what is normal or usual, typically in a way that is undesirable or worrying.
An abnormal climate stunted the crops.
Prefix: Ab
Activate definition?
make (something) active or operative.
It didn’t activate at his touch, and he suspected it was locked to everyone.
Prefix: A-
Aerial definition?
existing, happening, or operating in the air.
Aerial surveys conducted by drones were in the rainforest today.
Aeronaut definition?
a traveler in a hot-air balloon, airship, or other flying craft.
The Swedish aeronaut and I crossed the Atlantic in a hot-air balloon.
