Latin Prefixes - AB, A, ABS - from, away, off
My best friend in high school was generally dumber than a rock. Still, he suffered through 4 years of Latin. Indeed he knows or can guess many words that I might not otherwise have a clue as to their meaning.
abdicate - give up, relinguish. The King decided to abdicate his throne in order to marry the commoner.
abduct - kidnap. The little girl was abducted by two crazy drunks.
abhor - detest, loathe, hate. He took extra classes because he abhorred the idea of taking summer classes.
abrasion - irritation, scraping. The drivers escaped with minor abrasions; their cars were totalled.
abscond - flee, escape. The CEO absconded with the capital investment.
absolve - exculpate, exonerate, declare free of guilt. The driver was absolved of any guilt for the crime.
averse - opposed, unwilling. I am averse to having the meeting on a holiday.
avert - turn away, ward off. We were able to avert a strike by meeting them half way in their demands.
avocation - hobby. She turned her avocation into a full-time job.
Can you think of other words?
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