Vocabulary Builder: Ab- Prefix Words

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Moby-Dick is such a long book that even the ______ version is longer than most normal books.

abridged

The Bill of Rights assures that the government cannot ______ our right to a free press.

abrogate

In the confusion, the super-spy ______ into the night with the secret plans.

absconded

Once all the facts were known, the jury gave Angela ______ by giving a verdict of not guilty.

<p>absolution</p> Signup and view all the answers

Everyone demanded that Angus put on the kilt, but he did not want to do it and ______.

<p>abstained</p> Signup and view all the answers

Everyone else in the class understood geometry easily, but John found the subject ______.

<p>abstruse</p> Signup and view all the answers

The deposed leader offered to bow down to his conqueror after being overthrown and ______.

<p>abased</p> Signup and view all the answers

The rain poured down for a while, then ______.

<p>abated</p> Signup and view all the answers

When he realized that the revolutionaries would surely win, the king ______ his throne.

<p>abdicated</p> Signup and view all the answers

The evildoers ______ the fairy princess from her happy home.

<p>abducted</p> Signup and view all the answers

In 1918, the Boston Red Sox won the World Series, but the success turned out to be an ______.

<p>aberration</p> Signup and view all the answers

The spy succeeded only because he had a friend on the inside to ______ him.

<p>abet</p> Signup and view all the answers

Because he always wound up kicking himself in the head when he tried to play soccer, Oswald began to ______ the sport.

<p>abhor</p> Signup and view all the answers

To prove his honesty, the President ______ the evil policies of his wicked predecessor.

<p>abjured</p> Signup and view all the answers

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Vocabulary Building

  • abase: humiliate or degrade someone; example: a deposed leader offering to bow down to their conqueror.

  • abate: reduce or lessen something; example: rain pouring down and then stopping.

  • abdicate: give up a position or power, usually leadership; example: a king giving up their throne to revolutionaries.

  • abduct: kidnap or take someone by force; example: evildoers taking a fairy princess from her home.

  • aberration: something that differs from the norm; example: a sports team winning a championship, but not repeating the feat.

  • abet: aid, help, or encourage someone; example: a spy succeeding due to a friend on the inside.

  • abhor: hate or detest something; example: someone disliking a sport due to personal experiences.

  • abide:

    • put up with something you don't agree with; example: following a decision despite disagreement.
    • remain or stay in a place; example: mountains enduring through weather conditions.
  • abject: wretched or pitiful; example: someone experiencing multiple misfortunes.

  • abjure: reject or renounce something; example: a president rejecting evil policies of their predecessor.

  • abnegation: denying oneself comfort or pleasure; example: a holy man choosing to sleep on the floor and take cold showers.

  • abort: give up on a half-finished project or effort; example: abandoning an attempt to jump rope around the world due to lack of food.

  • abridge:

    • cut down or shorten something; example: editing a dictionary to make it smaller.
    • shortened; example: a shorter version of a long book.
  • abrogate: abolish or cancel something, usually by authority; example: the government ensuring freedom of the press.

  • abscond: sneak away and hide; example: a spy escaping with secret plans.

  • absolution: freedom from blame, guilt, or sin; example: a jury declaring someone not guilty.

  • abstain: freely choose not to commit an action; example: refusing to wear a kilt despite peer pressure.

  • abstruse: hard to understand; example: someone struggling with geometry.

  • accede: agree to something; example: a teacher allowing students to play baseball instead of learning grammar.

  • accentuate: stress or highlight something; example: focusing on the positive aspects of life.

  • accessible: obtainable or reachable; example: getting into an Ivy-League college after preparing well.

  • acclaim: high praise or admiration; example: receiving praise for an excellent poem.

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