AUT, AUTO: “self”



|LESSON WORD |MEANING |TYPICAL USE |

|abdicate (v) |formally remove oneself from; give up; |The aging monarch abdicated the throne and |

| |relinquish; renounce; resign |went into retirement. |

|abduct (v) |carry off or lead away by force; kidnap |The Greeks attacked Troy to recover Helen, |

| | |who had been abducted by the Trojan Paris. |

|abhor (v) |shrink from; detest; loathe; hate |Janet is doing her best to pass the course |

| | |because she abhors the thought of summer |

| | |school. |

|abnormal (adj) |deviating from the normal; unusual; irregular|We had three absences today, which is |

| | |abnormal because usually everyone is present.|

|abrasion (n) |scraping or wearing away of the skin by |The automobile was a total wreck, but the |

| |friction; irritation |driver, luckily, escaped with minor cuts and |

| | |abrasions. |

|abrupt (adj) |broken off; sudden; unexpected |Today’s art lesson came to an abrupt end when|

| | |the bell sounded for a fire drill. |

|abscond (v) |steal off and hide; depart secretly; flee |A wide search is under way for the manager |

| | |who absconded with the company’s funds. |

|absolve (v) |1. set free from some duty; exempt; excuse |1. Ignorance of the law does not absolve a |

| |2. declare free from guilt or blame |person form obeying it. |

| | |2. Of the three suspects, two were found |

| | |guilty, and the third one was absolved. |

|absorbing (adj) |fully taking away one’s attention; extremely |That was an absorbing book. It held my |

| |interesting |interest from the start. |

|abstain (v) |withhold oneself deliberately from doing |My dentist said I would have fewer cavities |

| |something; refrain |if I abstained from sweets. |

|averse (adj) |literally, “turned from”; opposed; |I am in favor of the dance, but I am averse |

| |disinclined; unwilling |to holding it on May 25. |

|avert (v) |turn away; ward off; prevent; forestall |The Mayor tried to avert a strike by |

| | |municipal employees. |

|avocation (n) |occupation away from one’s customary |My aunt, a pediatrician, composes music as an|

| |occupation; hobby |avocation. |

Fill each blank with the most appropriate word from the list above.

1. Some love spinach while others it.

2. A snowstorm in late May is for Chicago.

3. My father plays golf as a hobby. What is your father’s ?

4. The dictator refused to but was eventually overthrown.

5. Gene said the movie was interesting, but I didn’t find it too .

6. It was very decent of Marge to me of blame by admitting she was at fault.

7. The kidnapper was arrested when he tried to the executive.

8. I nominate Harriet for treasurer because she can be trusted to not with our dues.

9. The owner must raise $20,000 in cash at once if she is to bankruptcy.

10. We are to further increases in the sales tax. It is too high already.

ANTONYMS:

Put the letter in the blank that is the antonym (opposite) of the vocabulary word.

1. abdicate A. usual

2. abduct B. indulge

3. abhor C. dull

4. abnormal D. release/give back

5. abrupt E. love

6. abscond F. willing

7. absolve G. retain/keep

8. absorbing H. blame

9. abstain I. stay

10. averse J. gradual

SYNONYM SUMMARY:

Each line, when completed, should have three words similar in meaning. The vocabulary words will be in column 3.

11. ___ ___ nounce

12. unus ___ ___ l

13. ___ ___ expected

14. l ___ ___ the

15. int ___ r ___ sting

16. unwi ___ ___ ing

17. ___ ___ ___ give

18. pre ___ ___ nt

19. es ___ ___ ___ e

20. avoi ___

resi ___ n

___ ___ regular

sudd ___ ___

___ ___ test

___ ___ grossing

o ___ p ___ sed

exc ___ se

___ ___ flect

fl ___ ___

___ ___ frain

abdi ___ ___ ___ ___

___ ___ normal

___ ___ rupt

abh ___ r

___ ___ sorbing

av ___ ___ s ___

___ ___ sol ___ ___

ave ___ ___

ab ___ ___ ond

abst ___ ___ ___

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1. AB, A, ABS: from, away, off

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