Vocab #6

ab/abs from; away; off

abbreviate to shorten; make brief

absent not present

abdicate to give up formally (a throne, etc.)

abduct to lead away by force; kidnap

abhor to turn away from; loathe; shudder at

ablution the act of washing away; often in a rite

abnormal away from the normal

other words containing ab/abs

cosm ornament; order

cosmos the world or universe regarded as an orderly, harmonious system

cosmetology the work of a beautician

cosmopolitan worldly; at home all over the world

qui(t) quiet; rest

acquit to relieve from a charge of fault or crime; declare not guilty “If the glove don’t fit You must acquit.”

tranquil peaceful; quiet; calm

acquiesce to accept, comply, or submit passively

Requiem the 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

geography the science dealing with the earth’s surface, continents, climates, plants, animals, etc.

geology the study of the earth

trans movement through, across, or beyond

transmit to send or forward, as to a recipient or destination; dispatch; convey

transmit to pass on

transatlantic crossing the Atlantic

transfer to move from one place to another

Transcendentalism an ideal spiritual reality that transcends the scientific and is knowable through intuition.

transport to carry, move, or convey from one place to another

prefix: pro - for; in favor of

proactive produce profess promote propel proceed procure prolong proclaim

having the characteristics of suffix: -ic having the characteristics of

terrific prolific materialistic ironic democratic horrific melodic sarcastic hypnotic optimistic fantastic