AB

Question 1

AB

Answer 1

off, away, from, apart, down

Question 2

Abbdicate

“In 1918 Kaiser Wilhelm abdicated as German emperor.”

Answer 2

Renouce or reliquish a throne

To step down a position

Question 3

Abduct

“One day, the man saw her on the street and tried to abduct her.”

Answer 3

To take away by force

To take away from

Question 4

Abhor

“I can’t stand him; in fact, I absolutely abhor him.”

Answer 4

To hate; detest

To look down upon

Question 5

Abject

“The Cowboys are 1-3, the defense is abject.”

Answer 5

Cast down; degraded

To be down from the rest.

Question 6

Abnoral

“There was an abnormal increase in prices.”

Answer 6

Deviating from the standard

To move away from the norm

Question 7

Abolish

“He is in favor of abolishing the death penalty.”

Answer 7

To do away with, make void

To step away from

Question 8

Abstinence

“I started drinking again after six years of abstinence.”

Answer 8

Forbearance from any indulgence of appetite

To step away from appetite

Question 9

Abstract

“The other dream was a lot more abstract and involved.”

Answer 9

Existing in thought or as an idea but not having a physical or concrete existence.

To apart from reality

Question 10

Abstruse

“Its abstruse style may be hard going for those who are not so prepared.”

Answer 10

Hard to understand

To move away from