Ib English 11 Vocabulary: Chapter 1

Front 1

Define abdicate

Back 1

To give up formally, as an office, duty, power, or claim.

Front 2

Define abet

Back 2

To encourage or assist, especially in wrongdoing.

Front 3

Define abhor

Back 3

To regard wtih horror and loathing to; to hate intensely.

Front 4

Define abject.
There are three possible definitions.

Back 4

a)wretched, miseerable; degrading, humiliating.
b)Mean spirited, base; despicable, contemptible
c)Complete and unrelieved

Front 5

Define absolve

Back 5

To clear of guilt or blame.

Front 6

Define abstain

Back 6

To refrain completely and voluntarily.

Front 7

Define academic

Back 7

a.Pertaining to a college or other institution of learning; scholarly.
b. Theoretical rather than practical; unrealistic

Front 8

Define accede

Back 8

to yield to; agree to

Front 9

Define acclimate

Back 9

to get used to

Front 10

Define addiction

Back 10

a habit forming practice or pursuit, usually one that is baed for a person's health or morally objectionable; habitual use of, or devotion to, something

Front 11

Syllabicate abdicate.
Part of Speech?

Back 11

ab'-di-cate
Verb

Front 12

Syllabicate abet.
Part of Speech?

Back 12

a-bet'
Verb

Front 13

Syllabicate abhor.
Part of Speech?

Back 13

ab-hor'
Verb

Front 14

Syllabicate abject.
Part of Speech?

Back 14

ab'-ject or ab-ject'
Adjective

Front 15

Syllabicate absolve.
Part of Speech?

Back 15

ab-solve'
Verb

Front 16

Syllabicate abstain.
Part of Speech?

Back 16

ab-stain'
Verb

Front 17

Syllabicate abcademic.
Part of Speech?

Back 17

ac-a-dem'-ic
Adjective

Front 18

Syllabicate accede.
Part of Speech?

Back 18

ac-cede'
Verb

Front 19

Syllabicate acclimate.
Part of Speech?

Back 19

ac-cli'-mate or ac'-cli-mate
Verb

Front 20

Syllabicate addiction.
Part of Speech?

Back 20

ad-dic'-tion
Noun

Front 21

Abdicate
Give 2 Synonyms
Give 2 Antonyms

Back 21

S:resign, renounce, relinquish, divest onself of, resignation, renunciation, divest onself of power

A:Retain, hold on to

Front 22

Abet
Give 2 Synonyms
Give 2 Antonyms

Back 22

S:egg on; promote, further, advance, help, aid

A: dissuade, discourage, deter, restrain, curb, inhibit, hinder, block, frustrate, thwart

Front 23

Abhor
Give 2 Synonyms
Give 2 Antonyms

Back 23

S:loathe, despise, detest, abominate, aversion

A: like, fancy, relish, love, cherish, delight in, be fond of, dote on

Front 24

Abject
Give 2 Synonyms
Give 2 Antonyms

Back 24

S:disheartening, debasing, hopeless, helpless,vile, shameless, ignorble, craven;utter, sheer, downright, thoroughgoing

A:exalted,sublime,grand

Front 25

Absolve
Give 2 Synonyms
Give 2 Antonyms

Back 25

S:acquit, exonerate, exulpate, vindicate; acquittal, exoneration, vindication
A:incriminate, inculpate; indict, impeach, convict, condemn;indictment;conviction,condemnation

Front 26

Abstain
Give 2 Synonyms
Give 2 Antonyms

Back 26

S:forgo, forbear, avoid, shun, eschew, self restraint, self denial, forbearance, absemiousness, abstemious, forbearing, temperate, sparing, moderate;ascetic

A:indulge (in), partake (of), indulgence; self-indulgent, intemperate, immoderate

Front 27

Academic
Give 2 Synonyms

Back 27

S:scholastic; speculative

Front 28

Accede
Give 2 Synonyms
Give 2 Antonyms

Back 28

S: agree, assent, consent, concur, acquiesce,c omply

A: dissent, dimur, balk at

Front 29

Acclimate
Give 2 Synonyms
Give 2 Antonyms

Back 29

S:adjust, adapt, orient, orientate, famiiliarize, accustom, habitutate;orienation

A:leave

Front 30

Addiction
Give 2 Synonyms

Back 30

S:habit, compulsion

Front 31

Etymology abdicate

Back 31

ab(Latin) "away" + dicare, dicatus (Latin), "proclaim"

Front 32

Etymology abet

Back 32

a, from ad (Latin), "to" + beter (Germanic), "bait or incite"

Front 33

Etymology abhor

Back 33

ab (Latin), "from; at" + horrere (Latin), "shiver, shudder"

Front 34

Etymology abject

Back 34

ab (Latin), "down; from" + jacere, jactus (Latin), "throw"

Front 35

Etymology absolve

Back 35

ab (Latin), "from" + solvere (Latin), "loosen; release"

Front 36

Etymology abstain

Back 36

abs, a form of ab(Latin), "from" + tenere (Latin), "hold; keep"

Front 37

Etymology academic

Back 37

L Académicus < Gk Akadémeikós.

Front 38

Etymology accede

Back 38

ad (Latin), "to + ceder (Latin), "go;yield"

Front 39

Etymology acclimate

Back 39

acclimater (French, "get used to"

Front 40

Etymology addiction

Back 40

addictus (Latin), "given over to" from ad (Latin) "to" + dicere, dictus (Latin), "say"

Front 41

What does the Latin prefix ab, abs mean?

Back 41

"away from, off,"

Front 42

what word below does not contain the prefix ab.
abhor
abscond
abide
abject

Back 42

abide

Front 43

Give 3 english words derived from teh same root as abdicate and abject

Back 43

abduct, abscond, adrupt, abstract, etc.

Front 44

Ced is a Latin root meaning?

Back 44

"go" or "yield"

Front 45

Give 3 English words that are derived from the same root as accede

Back 45

concede, secede, exceed, recede, proceed, antecedent, procedure

Front 46

The root dic, dict
The latin verb dicere means?
The latin verb dicarea means?
give examples of this root in 3 words

Back 46

dicere:to say
dicare:to indicate

EX: abdicate, addiction,contradict, valedictory, indict, interdict, dictum, etc