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.
Aeronautics definition?
the science or practice of travel through the air.
In aeronautics, he succeeded in demonstrating the practicability of mechanical flight.
Aerostat definition?
an airship or hot-air balloon, especially one that is tethered.
In modern usage, a balloon usually refers to an unpowered aerostat.
Agrarian definition?
relating to cultivated land or the cultivation of land.
People are leaving an agrarian way of life to go to the city.
Prefix: A
Ambidextrous definition?
(of a person) able to use the right and left hands equally well.
He could play the guitar with either his left or right hand because he was ambidextrous.
Ambiguous definition?
(of language) open to more than one interpretation; having a double meaning.
My songs are ambiguous for a reason.
Amphibious definition?
relating to, living in, or suited for both land and water.
Frogs are been being amphibious because they’re on land and water.
Ambulate definition?
FORMAL and TECHNICAL
walk; move about.
I was allowed to ambulate around my hospital room.
Amicable definition?
(of relations between people) having a spirit of friendliness; without serious disagreement or rancor.
We chatted amicably around the oak tree, laughing at each other’s stories.
Amity definition?
a friendly relationship.
The 2 nations signed the amity treaty.
Manufacture definition?
make (something) on a large scale, can use machinery.
Plants use the sun’s light to manufacture their food, which is then consumed by others.
Perambulate definition?
walk or travel through or around a place or area, especially for pleasure and in a leisurely way.
They decided to take a short cut and perambulate over the hill.
Pusillanimous definition?
showing a lack of courage or determination; timid.
The pusillanimous soldier cried because he was scared of the gunfire.
