Essential Latin Roots: Ab-

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abeyance
noun
temporary inactivity, cessation, or suspension
abdicate
verb (used with
to renounce or relinquish power or responsibility
abdomen
noun
part of the body of a mammal between the thorax and the pelvis
abduction
noun
the illegal carrying or enticing away of a person
aberration
noun
departing from the right, normal, or usual course
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abhorrent
adjective
utterly opposed or in conflict
abidance
noun
conformity or compliance
abject
adjective
utterly hopeless, miserable, humiliating, or wretched
abjure
verb (used with
to renounce, repudiate, or retract, esp. with formal solemnity
ablution
noun
cleansing with water or other liquid, esp. as a religious ritual
abnegate
verb (used with
to refuse or deny oneself
abnormal
adjective
not average, typical, or usual
abominate
verb (used with
to regard with intense aversion or loathing
aboriginal
adjective
original or earliest known
abrade
verb (used with
to wear off or down by scraping or rubbing
abrasion
noun
scraped spot or area, especially of the skin
abridge
verb (used with
to shorten by omissions while retaining the basic contents
abrogate
verb (used with
to annul by an authoritative act
abrupt
adjective
sudden or unexpected, usually unwelcome
abscess
noun
localized swollen collection of pus infected tissue of the body
abscission
noun
act of cutting off
abscond
verb (used with
to depart in a sudden and secret manner to avoid capture and legal prosecution
absence
noun
state of being away or not being present
absolution
noun
freeing from blame or guilt
absorb
verb (used with
to take within a body, to soak up or internalize
abstain
verb (used with
to hold oneself back voluntarily from something regarded as improper or unhealthy
abstemious
adjective
sparing or moderate in eating and drinking
abstruse
adjective
hard to understand
absurd
adjective
utterly or obviously senseless, illogical, or untrue
abundant
adjective
more than adequate
abusive
adjective
treating badly or injuriously

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