"Ad" Words

Sharan P. (United States of America)
These are all words that begin with the prefix "ad-". However, often the "-d" in "ad-" takes on the consonant of the base word. So if you see longer words that begin with "a-" and have a double consonant after them, the first two letters are often from the Latin preposition "ad" which means "toward".
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  1. advocate
    a person who pleads for a person, cause, or idea
  2. advise
    give advice to
  3. adhere
    stick to firmly
  4. adjacent
    having a common boundary or edge
  5. assume
    take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect
  6. attract
    exert a force on
  7. abbreviate
    shorten
  8. affect
    have an influence upon
  9. affiliate
    join in a social or business relationship
  10. allude
    make an indirect reference to
  11. access
    the act of approaching or entering
  12. aspire
    have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal
  13. appendage
    a part that is joined to something larger
  14. arrogant
    having or showing feelings of unwarranted importance
Created on Tue Jul 02 21:51:13 EDT 2013 (updated Sun Nov 24 15:02:01 EST 2013)

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