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.