"Ab" Words

Sharan P. (United States of America)
These are all words that begin with the prefix "a-" or "ab-". That prefix comes from the Latin preposition "a, ab" which means "away from".
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  1. abject
    of the most contemptible kind
  2. abduct
    take away to an undisclosed location against their will
  3. amorphous
    having no definite form or distinct shape
  4. asymmetrical
    characterized by an imbalance in spatial arrangement
  5. aberration
    a state or condition markedly different from the norm
  6. aboriginal
    having existed from the beginning
  7. abstain
    refrain from doing, consuming, or partaking in something
  8. abstract
    existing only in the mind
  9. abundant
    present in great quantity
  10. averse
    strongly opposed
Created on Tue Jul 02 19:40:00 EDT 2013 (updated Mon Sep 16 02:41:46 EDT 2013)

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