Vocabulary: Abbreviations and 'A' Article

Abbreviations

• Abbreviations are shortened forms, especially of words or phrases.
• UN is the abbreviation for the United Nations.
• I.e. is an abbreviation of a Latin phrase meaning "that is."

Article "a"

• "a" is an indefinite article used before singular countable nouns to refer generally to something or someone.
• It can also refer to a specific, previously unmentioned something.
• It can describe a work of art or an amount.
• It can refer to any specific person or thing of a specific type.
• A before a name signifies a particular person.

Words Beginning with "ab"

• abdicate: to give up a position or responsibility, often by a king.
• abdication: the act of giving up a position.
• abdomen: the part of the body containing the stomach, bowels, and related organs.
• abdominal: relating to the abdomen.
• abduct: to take someone away by force.
• abduction: the act of taking someone away by force.
• aberration: a deviation from what is typical or usual.
• abet: to help or encourage someone to do something wrong.
• abhor: to hate or detest.
• abhorrent: extremely bad or unpleasant.
• abhorrence: the feeling of hating something.
• abandon: to leave behind or give up.
• abandoned: left behind.
• abandonment: the act of leaving something behind.
• abide: can’t abide = dislike.
• abide by: to accept or obey.
• abiding: lasting for a long time.
• abate: to become less strong.
• abbey: a building for monks or nuns.
• abolish: to put an end to something.
• abolition: the act of putting an end to something, especially to slavery.
• abolitionist: a supporter of abolition.
• abominable: very bad or unpleasant.
• abort: to stop something before completion or end a pregnancy.
• abortive: not successful
• abject: extreme and hopeless
• abscond: to escape and hide, often after stealing.
• absolve: to remove guilt or responsibility.
• abscess: a painful swollen area containing pus.

Additional vocabulary

• absence: the state of not being somewhere.
• absentee: a person absent.
• absent: not present.
• absently: not paying attention.
• abstain: to not do something you could.
• abstinence: the act of abstaining.
• abstract: existing as an idea, not a physical object or general, not based on examples; a painting representing qualities without showing a particular object.
• abrasive: having a rough surface or rude and unkind.
• abreast: next to another person, facing in the same direction.
• abridge: to make something shorter.
• abridged: made shorter.
• abroad: in a foreign country.
• absorb: to take in a liquid, gas, or chemical or take in attention;understand completely.
• absorbent: able to take in liquids.
• absorption: the act of absorbing.
• abrupt: sudden and unexpected.
• abruptly: in a sudden and unexpected manner.
• abnormal: not usual.
• abnormality: a departure from the normal.
• abnormally: in a way that deviates from the usual.
• acclaim: enthusiastic approval.
• acclaim: to praise enthusiastically or elect without opposition
• accommodation: a place to stay.
• accommodate: to provide space or to meet the needs of.
• accommodating: willing to meet the needs of others
• accompany: to go with or exist at the same time as.
• accompaniment: thing supporting something else.
• accomplice: a person who helps to commit a crime.
• accomplish: to do or finish successfully.
• accomplished: skilled.
• accomplishment: thing achieved.
• accord: a formal agreement.
• accordance: in a manner that agrees with.
• accordingly: in a way fitting the situation.
• acclimate: to change to suit different conditions.
• accreditation: official approval
• accrue: increase over time.
• accumulate: to collect gradually.
• accumulation: gradual collection.
• accurate: correct.
• accurately: correctly.
• accuracy: the state of being correct.
• accede: to agree or comply formal.
• accost: to approach and speak to someone in a threatening way
• accredited: confirmed
• acquit: to decide officially that someone is not guilty.
• acquittal: the act of acquitting.
• acre: a unit for measuring land area.
• acreage: the total area of land.
• acme: the highest point.
• acne: a skin disease.
• acquaintance: someone you know but not well or knowledge about something
• acquiesce: to accept or agree without protest.

Words Beginning with "a" (continued)

• acquiescence: the act of acquiescing.
• acquire: to obtain.
• acquisition: the act of acquiring or something acquired.
• acrid: strong, bitter.
• acrimonious: angry, including strong accusations.
• acrimony: bitterness.
• acting: temporarily performing the function of a role.
• action: process of doing something or fight in a war; lawsuit.
• action-packed: full of exciting events.
• active: doing or able to do something.
• activate: to cause something to start working.
• acute: very serious or extreme.

Additional vocabulary (continued)

• acupuncture: a treatment involving needles.

Additional vocabulary (continued)

• accelerate: to move more quickly or to make quickly happen.
• acceleration: rate of change in speed.
• accelerator: pedal to increase car speed.
• accent: way of pronouncing words, or a special emphasis on a syllable.
• accentuate: to emphasize a feature.
• accessible: possible to approach, use, or enter.
• accessibility: the ease of approaching, using or entering something.
• accessory: something extra for completing; help in crime
• acne: skin disease.
• acronym: word from first letters of words.
• across: from one side to another.
• action: process of doing something.
• act: one part of a show, or a law.