FIRST MONTH.
a, ab, abs = from, away.
| 1. a vert, turn | 6. ab origin es, beginning |
| 2. ab brevi ate, short | 7. ab rupt, break |
| 3. ab duct, lead | 8. ab sorb, suck in |
| 4. ab ject, cast | 9. ab solve, loosen |
| 5. ab lut ion, wash | 10. ab use, use. |
2. To shorten, to take from; to make briefer.
3. To lead away; to carry off by force; to kidnap.
4. An abject person is one sunk to low condition (as if cast from the society of others).
5. An ablution is a washing or cleansing; especially a religious rite.
6. The inhabitants of a country from the beginning. The earliest inhabitants of which anything is known.
7. Broken or appearing as if broken away or off; as an abrupt cliff.
8. To suck up; to drink in. A brick will absorb a pint of water.