English Vocabulary in 365 Days - Lesson 2

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Hello everyone, in our Lesson 1, we learnt about the prefixes a, an.  The represent the meaning without; not; absence of something. Today we shall see two more prefixes.

Day 2 : Ab, Abs

ab, abs - away; from; not

Let's try to understand this with some examples....

Word Analysis

1. abnormal (adjective) = away from the normal
   1.  ab - Prefix = away / not
   2. normal - Root = ordinary / usual
2. absent (adjective) = not present in something (to be away from something)
   • This word came from absentia (a Latin word), present participle of abesse.
   • ab - Prefix = from
   • sent (esse) - Root = to be
3. abstract (adjective) = draw away.
   1. abs - Prefix = from
   2. tract (trahere) - Root = draw off
4. absorb (verb) = suck in, drink in
   
   1. ab - Prefix = from
   2. sorb (sorbere) - Root = suck in

Let's have a look at some more words with ab, abs prefixes, for better understanding.

1. absolute = total and complete 
2. abstain = to stay away from something
3. absolve = to state formally that somebody is not guilty or responsible for something
4. abject = showing no pride or respect for yourself
5. absurd = stupid and unreasonable,
6. abscond = to go away suddenly and secretly in order to escape from somewhere
7. abscess = a painful swollen area in the body that contains pus (= thick, yellow liquid)

Home Work :

Try to guess the meanings of the following elements.

1. ad-
2. ante-
3. be-
4. cata-

a. before

c. to, towards

d. throughly

That's all for today guys..... Thank you :)

Shraboni Chakraborty

Asstt. Professor

English and Foreign Languages University,

 Hyderabad

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