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AB
off
SEMI
half/partly
BI
two
ANTE
before
POST
after
AD
to/towards/near
A
away
ABS
from
Avocation
occupation outside of job/hobby
Postdate
Assign a date after the true date
Bilateral
having 2 sides
Absolve
set free from some duty or responsibility
Adjacent
lying near / nearby / bordering
Bicameral
Consisting of 2 chambers or legislative houses
Adjoin
TO BE NEXT TO
Avert
Turn away / ward off / prevent
Abstain
Refrain / with-hold ones self from doing something
Ante Meridiem
Before Noon
Post Meridiem
After Noon
Abrasion
Scarping or wearing away of the skin by friction
Absorbing
Fully taking away one's attention / extremely interested
Bipartisan
Representing two political parties
Adjourn
put off another day
Abdicate
to give up / resign
Advent
arrival / approach
Adscond
steal off and hide / flee / escape
Anteroom
Room placed before and forming an entrance to another / waiting room
Averse
unwilling / disinclined / opposed
Antedate
Assign the date before the true date
Bicentennial
200th anniversary
Abhor
Shrink from / hate
Adversary
Antagonist / foe
Adherant
one who sticks to a leader / party
Adequate
equal to / enough / sufficient
Adverse
hostile / unfavorable
Semidetached
Partly detached
Bimonthly
every 2 months
Semimonthly
every half month
Bilingual
speaking 2 languages equaly well
Abduct
Kidnap / carry off or taken away by force
Bisect
divide into 2 equal parts
Semiconscious
half conscious, not fully conscious
Abnormal
unusual / irregular
Semiannual
occurring every half year / 2 times a yr
Postgraduate
having to do with study after graduation
Antecedents
Ancestors / forebears
Adrupt
broken off / sudden
Semiskilled
partly skilled
Semicircle
half of a cirlce
Biennial
happening every 2 years
Addicted
devoted / given over (into habit)
Adapt
Adjust / suit / fit
Postscript
note added to a letter after its been written
Postmortem
through examination of a body after death / autopsy
Author
Anonymous
ID
37226
Card Set
English Words #1
Description
pages 149-155
Updated
2010-09-25T17:49:16Z
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