Comp - Week 8 Vocab

Ab-, A-, Abs-

from, away, off

Ad-

to, toward, near

Ante-

before

Post-

after

Bi-

two

Semi-

half, partly

Abdicate

(v) Formally remove oneself form; give up; relinquish; surrender

Abduct

(v) Carry off by force; kidnap

Abhor

(v) Shrink from; detest; loathe; hate (antonym: admire)

Abnormal

(adj) Deviating from the normal; unusual; irregular

Abrasion

(n) Scraping or wearing away of the skin by friction

Abrupt

(adj) Broken off; sudden; unexpected

Abscond

(v) Steal off and hid; depart secretly; flee

Absolve

(v) 1. Set free from some duty or responsibility 2. Declare free from guilt or blame

Absorbing

(adj) Fully taking away one's attention; extremely interesting; engrossing

Abstain

(v) Withhold oneself from doing something; refrain

Averse

(adj) Literally, "turned from"; opposed; disinclined; unwilling

Avert

(v) Turn away; ward off; prevent

Avocation

(n) Occupation away from one's customary occupation; hobby (antonym: vocation)

Adapt

(v) 1. (literally, "fit to") adjust; suit; fit 2. Make suitable for a different use; modify

Addicted

(adj) Given over (to a habit); habituated

Adequate

(adj) Equal to, or sufficient for, a specific need; enough; sufficient (antonym: inadequate)

Adherent

(n) One who sticks to a leader, party, etc.; follower; faithful supporter

Adjacent

(adj) Lying near; neighboring; bordering (antonym: distant)

Adjoin

(v) Be next to; be in contact with

Adjourn

(v) Put off to another day; suspend a meeting to resume at a future time; defer

Advent

(n) A "coming to"; arrival; approach

Adversary

(n) Person "turned toward" or facing another as an opponent; foe; contestant (antonym: ally)

Adverse

(adj) In opposition to one's interests; hostile; unfavorable (antonym: favorable)

Antecedents

(n, pl.) Ancestors; forefathers (antonym: descendant)

Antedate

(v) 1. Assign a date before the true date 2. Come before in date, precede

Postdate

(v) Assign a date after the true date

Ante Meridiem

(adj) Before noon

Post Meridiem

(adj) after noon

Anteroom

(n) Room placed before and forming an entrance to another; antechamber; waiting room

Postgraduate

(adj) Having to do with study after graduation from high school or college

Postmortem

(n) Through examination of a body after death; autopsy

Postscript

(n) Note added to a letter after it has been written

Bicameral

(adj) Consisting of two chambers or legislative houses

Bicentennial

(n) Two hundredth anniversary

Biennial

(adj) Occurring every two years

Semiannual

(adj) Occurring every half year, or twice a year; semiyearly

Bimonthly

(adj) Occurring every two months

Semimonthly

(adj) Occurring every half month, or twice a month

Bilateral

(adj) Having two sides

Bilingual

(adj) 1. Speaking two languages equally well 2. Written in two languages

Bipartisan

(adj) Representing two political parties

Bisect

(v) Divide into two equal parts

Semicircle

(n) Half of a circle

Semiconscious

(adj) Half conscious; not fully conscious

Semidetached

(adj) Partly detached; sharing a wall with an adjoining building on one side, but detached on the other

Semiskilled

(adj) Partly skilled