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\raiz{a}{without}{
\entryroot{amoral}{neither moral nor inmoral}
\entryroot{anonymous}{of unknown authorship or origin}
\entryroot{atrophy}{the wasting away of body tissue}
}
\raiz{ab/abs}{off, away from, apart, down}{
\entryroot{abduct}{to take by force}
\entryroot{abhor}{to hate detest}
\entryroot{abdicate}{renbounce of relinquish a throne}
\entryroot{abstinence}{forbearance from any indulgence of appetite}
}
\card{abate}{to lessen to subside}
\card{abdication}{giving up control authority}
\card{aberration}{straying away from what is normal}
\card{abet}{help, aid\\\blt Act as a complice\\\blt encourage smb
(in doing wrong)}
\card{abeyance}{Expectancy\\\blt suspended action}
\card{abhor}{to hate to detest}
\card{abide}{Stay, dwell\\\blt be faithful to; endure\\\blt continue, bear}
\card{abjure}{promise or swear to give up\\\blt reject, abandon}
\card{abrogate}{repeal or annul by authority}
\card{abscond}{to go away suddenly (to avoid arrest)\\\blt depart
secretly \example{The patron ABSCONDED from the restaurant without
paying the bill}}
\card{abstruse}{difficult to comprehend obscure}
\card{abut}{Touch, be in contact with\\\blt touch along a border}
\card{abysmal}{bottomless extreme}
\raiz{ac/arc}{sharp, bitter}{
\entryroot{acid}{something that is sharp, sour, or ill natured}
\entryroot{acute}{sharp at the end}
\entryroot{acerbic}{sour or astringent in taste, harsh in temper}
\entryroot{exacerbate}{to increase in bitterness or violenceM
aggravate}
\entryroot{acrid}{sharp or biting to the taste or smell}
\entryroot{acrimonious}{caustic, stinging, or bitter}
}
\card{acclaimed}{welcomed with shouts and approval}
\card{accolade}{praise, approval\\\blt Rite to mark the recognition of
a merit\\\blt confer knighthood}
\card{accretion}{Growth (esp organic). The growing of separate things
into one\\\blt Concretion}
\raiz{act/ag}{to do; to drive; to force}{
\entryroot{agile}{quick and well coordinated}
\entryroot{agitate}{}
\entryroot{litigate}{to make the subject of a lawsuit}
\entryroot{prodigal}{wastfully or recklessly extravagant}
\entryroot{pedagogue}{a teacher}
\entryroot{synagoge}{a gathering or congregation of Jews}
}
\raiz{ad/al}{to, toward, near}{
\entryroot{adapt, adjacent, addict, admire,\\ address, adhere}{}
\entryroot{adjoin}{to be close or in contact with}
\entryroot{advocate}{to plead in favour of}
}
\card{adamant}{kind of stone\\\blt inflexible, obdurate, unyielding}
\card{admonitory}{containing warning}
\card{advocate}{speech in favour of}
\card{adorn}{add beauty decorate}
\card{adulteration}{making unpure poorer in quality}
\card{affable}{polite and friendly}
\card{affinity}{close connection relationship}
\card{aggravate}{make worse irritate}
\card{agile}{active quick-moving}
\raiz{al/ali/alter}{other, another}{
\entryroot{alternative}{}
\entryroot{alias}{}
\entryroot{alibi}{the defense by an accused person that he was
verificably elsewhere at the time of the crime}
\entryroot{alien}{óne born in another country; a foreigner}
\entryroot{alter ego}{the second self, a sustitute or deputy}
\entryroot{altruist}{concerned with the welfare of others}
}
\card{alacrity}{celerity\\\blt eager and cheerful readiness}
\card{allegiance}{Loyalty to one's king\\\blt Relation of feudal
vassal to his superior \syn{Fidelity, loyalty, support}}
\card{alleviate}{make (pain) easier to bear}
\card{allay}{assuage}
\card{alloy}{Mixing of metals\\\blt To debase by mixing with something inferior}
\card{aloof}{reserved indifferent detached}
\raiz{am}{love}{
\entryroot{amateur}{}
\entryroot{amatory, enamored, enamorata}{}
\entryroot{amenity}{agreeable ways or manners}
\entryroot{amity}{friendship, peaceful harmony}
\entryroot{amiable}{having or showing aggreable personal qualities}
\entryroot{amicable}{characterized by exhibiting good will}
}
\card{amalgamate}{mix combine unite societies}
\raiz{amb}{to go, walk}{
\entryroot{ambient}{moving freely, circulating}
\entryroot{ambitious, preamble, ambulance}{}
\entryroot{ambassador}{an authorized messenger or representative}
\entryroot{ambulatory}{of, pertaining to, or capable of walking}
\entryroot{ambush}{the act of lying concealed so as to attack by
surprise}
}
\raiz{amb/amph}{both, more than one, around}{
\entryroot{ambiguous}{open to various interpretations}
\entryroot{amppibian}{}
\entryroot{ambidextrous}{}
}
\card{ambidextrous}{able to use the left hand or the right equally
well}
\card{ambiguous}{doubtful, uncertain}
\card{ambivalent}{having both of two contrary meanings}
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