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Vocab List 1
a- and ab- prefixes.
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English
10th Grade
01/18/2009

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abdicate
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(v) to renounce power formally
(v) to voluntarily give up office
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abrasion
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(n) a scraped part
(n) the act of wearing down by friction
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avocation
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(n) a hobby or diversion
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absorbing
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(adj) engrossing or interesting
(v) assimilating
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abduct
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(v) to kidnap, to seize
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abrupt
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(adj) sudden (change)
(adj) steep
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abstain
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(v) to voluntarily stop
(v) to hold back or refrain from voting
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abhor
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(v) to hate intensely, to loathe
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abscond
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(v) to depart secretly, to escape
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averse
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(adj) having a strong feeling of opposition
(adj) unwilling
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abnormal
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(adj) not normal
(adj) very large
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absolve
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(v) to free of blame
(v) to grant pardon
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avert
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(v) to turn away
(v) to prevent
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