Vocabulary Flashcards: a-, ab-, abs-

a-, ab-, abs- Words and Meanings

• Abdicant: Refers to a person who renounces or gives up rights or responsibilities, emphasizing a sense of desertion.

• Abject: Describes a state of extreme misfortune or misery, highlighting the condition of suffering.

• Abjure: Means to formally reject or renounce a belief, claim, or allegiance, often with an oath.

• Ablactation: The process of weaning an infant from nursing, signifying the end of lactation.

• Abluent: An agent that cleanses, such as a detergent, highlighting its purpose of cleaning.

• Ablution: Involves washing or bathing, including ceremonial or ritualistic practices of cleansing.

• Abmortal: Describes something directed away from a dead or injured area, particularly in medical contexts regarding electric current in tissue.

• Aboral: Indicates a position that is opposite to or away from the mouth, often used in biological contexts.

• Abortion, abortional: The process of expelling a fetus from the womb before viability, highlighting the beginnings of life in a medical context.

• Abrasion: Refers to the act of scraping or wearing away, particularly concerning skin damage.

• Abrogation: The act of formally overturning or annulling a law or duty, emphasizing authority in legal contexts.

• Absolution: The act of releasing someone from guilt or sin, often used in religious contexts regarding forgiveness.

• Abstain: To willingly refrain from an action, implying a conscious choice to avoid something.

• Abstemious: Describes moderation in consumption, particularly of food and drink, emphasizing a temperate lifestyle.

• Abstention: A purposeful decision not to engage in an action, often referenced in voting or behavior.

• Abstract: Defines something that is conceptual rather than concrete, which can be difficult to grasp or exist solely in thought.

• Abstruce: Describes ideas or concepts that are hard to understand, indicating depth and complexity.

• Avert: Means to turn away or prevent something from happening, highlighting an action taken to avoid undesirable outcomes.