Post on 05-Jan-2016
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ab- away from
• abduct (v.) to forcibly take someone away
• syn. – kidnap, snatch• ant. – release, let go
mrs dodds drug me into the museum after abducting me from my group of friends
• abrupt (adj.) an unexpected change
syn. – fast, hurried
ant. – lazy, slow
the bus came to an abrupt halt grover leaned over and whispered nervously percy dont make a sound
ab- away from
• absent (adj.) not present; gone
• syn. – out, off• ant. – present
while smelly gabe was absent from the house mom and me made our plans for the weekend
• absolve (v.) to set free from guilt or obligation
syn. – acquit, clear
ant. – blame
grover absolved me of any blame when he stated percy had absolutely nothing to do with pushing nancy bobofit it was me
ab- away from
• absorb (v.) to soak up moisture from an area
• syn. – consume
after I pushed nancy into the fountain her hair seemed to absorb all the water making her look like a drowned rat
• abstain (v.) to refrain or turn away from participating
syn. – cease
ant. – indulge
grover pleaded please abstain from getting involved percy I can protect myself
ab- away from
• abstract (adj.) not obvious
• syn. – hypothetical• ant. - real
mr brunners ideas were so abstract from the way I was used to thinking there is a whole other world I never knew about
• absurd (adj.) ridiculous, unbelievable
syn. – foolish, idiotic
ant. – certain, sensible
the majority of the stories he was telling me sounded absurd I wasnt sure how much to believe
ad- toward, to
• adapt (v.) to change for a new purpose, often times in order to survive
percy angrily replied grover i cant adapt to life at yancey i am done trying to change for everyone else!
ant. – dislocate• syn. – conform, acclimate
• adhere (v.) to connect/
stick one item to another
when nancy tossed the sticky peanut butter and jelly sandwich pieces at grover they adhered to his hair so he yelled stop it that stuff is sticking to me
• ant. – detach, disconnect• syn. – affix, connect
ad- toward, to
• adhesive (adj.) sticky
• ant. - dry• syn. – tacky
i slowly picked up the glue and handed it to grover put this adhesive in nancys chair I giggled
• adjacent (adj.) next to or near something
• ant. – distant• syn. – touching
adjacent from grover was nancys desk when she got up I handed him adhesive to put in her seat boy was she in for a surprise
ad- toward, to
• admission (n.) entrance; the right to go into/enter something
• ant. – expulsion• syn. – entrance, access
i couldnt believe that I had admission to enter half blood camp but my mom didnt
• advance (v.) move closer to something
• ant. – progress• syn. - retreat
the minotaur advanced quickly I screamed watch out grover didnt hear me in time to react
ad- toward, to
• address (v.) to speak to someone; to focus on or pay attention to the needs of something
• syn. – approach, call
the way grover addressed mr d made me suspicious so I kept my eye on him while we played cards
• adjourn (v.) to change the place and time of an event or session; to draw to a close
• ant. – delay, discontinue• syn. – begin, convene
mr d adjorned our card game by saying grover I think its time we had a little talk.