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English Words #1

  1. AB
    off
  2. SEMI
    half/partly
  3. BI
    two
  4. ANTE
    before
  5. POST
    after
  6. AD
    to/towards/near
  7. A
    away
  8. ABS
    from
  9. Avocation
    occupation outside of job/hobby
  10. Postdate
    Assign a date after the true date
  11. Bilateral
    having 2 sides
  12. Absolve
    set free from some duty or responsibility
  13. Adjacent
    lying near / nearby / bordering
  14. Bicameral
    Consisting of 2 chambers or legislative houses
  15. Adjoin
    TO BE NEXT TO
  16. Avert
    Turn away / ward off / prevent
  17. Abstain
    Refrain / with-hold ones self from doing something
  18. Ante Meridiem
    Before Noon
  19. Post Meridiem
    After Noon
  20. Abrasion
    Scarping or wearing away of the skin by friction
  21. Absorbing
    Fully taking away one's attention / extremely interested
  22. Bipartisan
    Representing two political parties
  23. Adjourn
    put off another day
  24. Abdicate
    to give up / resign
  25. Advent
    arrival / approach
  26. Adscond
    steal off and hide / flee / escape
  27. Anteroom
    Room placed before and forming an entrance to another / waiting room
  28. Averse
    unwilling / disinclined / opposed
  29. Antedate
    Assign the date before the true date
  30. Bicentennial
    200th anniversary
  31. Abhor
    Shrink from / hate
  32. Adversary
    Antagonist / foe
  33. Adherant
    one who sticks to a leader / party
  34. Adequate
    equal to / enough / sufficient
  35. Adverse
    hostile / unfavorable
  36. Semidetached
    Partly detached
  37. Bimonthly
    every 2 months
  38. Semimonthly
    every half month
  39. Bilingual
    speaking 2 languages equaly well
  40. Abduct
    Kidnap / carry off or taken away by force
  41. Bisect
    divide into 2 equal parts
  42. Semiconscious
    half conscious, not fully conscious
  43. Abnormal
    unusual / irregular
  44. Semiannual
    occurring every half year / 2 times a yr
  45. Postgraduate
    having to do with study after graduation
  46. Antecedents
    Ancestors / forebears
  47. Adrupt
    broken off / sudden
  48. Semiskilled
    partly skilled
  49. Semicircle
    half of a cirlce
  50. Biennial
    happening every 2 years
  51. Addicted
    devoted / given over (into habit)
  52. Adapt
    Adjust / suit / fit
  53. Postscript
    note added to a letter after its been written
  54. Postmortem
    through examination of a body after death / autopsy
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English Words #1
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