Prefix a, ab, abs

michael P. (United States of America)
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  1. avocation
    an auxiliary activity
  2. avert
    turn away or aside
  3. averse
    strongly opposed
  4. abstruse
    difficult to understand
  5. abstract
    existing only in the mind
  6. abstain
    refrain from doing, consuming, or partaking in something
  7. absolve
    grant remission of a sin to
  8. absent
    not being in a specified place
  9. abrupt
    exceedingly sudden and unexpected
  10. abject
    of the most contemptible kind
  11. aberration
    a state or condition markedly different from the norm
  12. abduct
    take away to an undisclosed location against their will
  13. apology
    an expression of regret at having caused trouble for someone
  14. apocryphal
    being of questionable authenticity
  15. aphelion
    apoapsis in solar orbit
Created on Tue Dec 04 07:49:49 EST 2012

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