ab- away from

1. ab- away from abrupt (adj.) an unexpected change syn. – fast, hurried ant. – lazy, slow the bus came to an abrupt halt grover leaned over and whispered nervously percydont make a sound • abduct (v.) to forcibly take someone away • syn. – kidnap, snatch • ant. – release, let go mrsdodds drug me into the museum after abducting me from my group of friends

2. ab- away from 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 nancybobofit it was me • 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

3. ab- away from 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 • 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

4. ab- away from 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 • abstract (adj.) not obvious • syn. – hypothetical • ant. - real mrbrunners ideas were so abstract from the way I was used to thinking there is a whole other world I never knew about

5. ad- toward, to 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 • 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

6. ad- toward, to 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 • 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

7. ad- toward, to advance (v.) move closer to something ant. – progress syn. - retreat the minotaur advanced quickly I screamed watch out groverdidnt hear me in time to react • admission (n.) entrance; the right to go into/enter something • ant. – expulsion • syn. – entrance, access icouldnt believe that I had admission to enter half blood camp but my mom didnt

8. ad- toward, to adjourn (v.) to change the place and time of an event or session; to draw to a close ant. – delay, discontinue syn. – begin, convene mrdadjorned our card game by saying grover I think its time we had a little talk. • address (v.) to speak to someone; to focus on or pay attention to the needs of something • syn. – approach, call the way grover addressed mrd made me suspicious so I kept my eye on him while we played cards