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Vocab #6. ab /abs from; away; off. a b breviate to shorten; make brief. a bs ent not present. a b dicate to give up formally (a throne, etc.). a b duct to lead away by force; kidnap. a b hor to turn away from; loathe; shudder at. a b lution the act of washing away; often in a rite. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Vocab #6
ab/abs
from; away; off
abbreviateto shorten; make brief
absentnot present
abdicateto give up formally (a throne, etc.)
abductto lead away by force; kidnap
abhorto turn away from; loathe; shudder at
ablutionthe act of washing away; often in a rite
abnormalaway from the normal
other words containing
ab/abs
cosm
ornament; order
cosmosthe world or universe regarded as an
orderly, harmonious system
cosmetologythe work of a beautician
cosmopolitanworldly; at home all over the world
qui(t)
quiet; rest
acquitto relieve from a charge of fault or
crime; declare not guilty
“If the glove don’t fit
You must acquit.”
tranquilpeaceful; quiet; calm
acquiesce to accept, comply, or submit passively
Requiemthe Mass celebrated for the repose of the souls of
the dead; any musical service, hymn, or dirge for the repose of the dead.
geo
earth
geographythe science dealing with the earth’s surface, continents, climates, plants, animals, etc.
geology the study of the earth
trans movement through,
across, or beyond
transmitto send or forward, as to a recipient or
destination; dispatch; convey
transmitto pass on
transatlanticcrossing the Atlantic
transfer to move from one place to another
Transcendentalism an ideal spiritual reality that transcends the scientific and is knowable through intuition.
transportto carry, move, or convey from one
place to another
prefix:
pro -
for; in favor of
proactiveproduceprofess
promotepropel
proceedprocureprolongproclaim
suffix:
-ichaving the
characteristics of
terrificprolific
materialisticironic
democratichorrific melodicsarcastichypnotic
optimisticfantastic