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Ab- and Ad- Prefixes
Learning Works Prefixes & Suffixes Ab- and Ad-
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| to take someone away by force | abduct (v) |
| a sudden break away from something; unexpected change | abrupt (adj) |
| away from a location; not present; gone | absent (adj) |
| to set free away from guilt or obligation | absolve (v) |
| to take moisture away from an area by soaking it up | absorb (v) |
| to refrain from; to stay away from participating | abstain (v) |
| away from common thinking; not obvious | abstract (adj) |
| ridiculous; unbelievable; away from reality | absurd (adj) |
| to change for a new purpose; to move toward survival by changing | adapt (v) |
| to stick; to connect one thing to another; to move toward following rules or plans | adhere (v) |
| easily attached to something else; sticky | adhesive (adj) |
| near; toward something else; next to | adjacent (adj) |
| right to enter; access | admission (n) |
| to move toward something | advance (v) |
| to send toward; to direct the efforts or attention to something | address (v) |
| to move an event or session to another place and time | adjourn (v) |