ab-, a-, abs-
away, without, from
absent
away, not present
apathy
without interest
abstain
keep from doing; refrain
abandon
to leave behind
abase
to degrade; humiliate; disgrace
aberrant
abnormal, away from normal
abstract
not easy to understand; thoretical
ad-
to, toward
adjacent
next to
address
to direct toward
advocate
to plead in favor of something
abhor
To hate; disgust
abominate
to loathe, to hate
abrige
to shorten; to take away, to limit
absolve
to forgive, away from grudge
abstinence
self-control; chastity, without giving in
adverse
negative; hostile; antagonistic; inimical
adept
skilled, practiced
ante-
before
antecedent
going before in time
anterior
occuring before
anti-
against
antidote
remedy to act against an evil
antibiotic
substance that fights against bacteria
be-
over, thoroughly
bemoan
to mourn over
belabor
Exert much labor upon
belittle
to make small; to think lightly of
benign
mild; harmless
behoove
to be advantageous; to be necessary
berate
to scold; to reprove; to reproach; to criticize
bereft
hurt by someone's death
bisect
to divide into two
bi-
two
biennial
happening every two years
cata-, cat-, cath-
down
catacombs
underground passageways
catalogue
descriptive list
catheter
tubular medical device
catalyst
anything that creates a situation in which change can occur
circum-
around
circumscribe
to draw a circle around
circumspect
watchful on all sides
com-
with
combine
to join together
communication
to have dealings with
compatible
in agreement with; harmonious
complacent
content; self-satisfied; smug
compliant
yielding; obedient
comprehensive
all-exclusive; complete; throrogh; with everyhthing
compromise
to settle by mutual agreement
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