Vocabulary

Unit One
ARCH
Greek
 Chief, Head, King
Means Ruler
Sometimes pronounced
Arch

Ark
AB/ABS
 Latin
 Means away, from, separation
Add an s before a ‘t’ in a word
Not ABtain but ABStain

At the beginning not the

middle or the end
Anarchy

(an’ar kee)
Noun
A state without
government
Matriarch

(may’ tree ark)

Noun
The female head of a
tribe or family
Patriarch

(pay’ tree ark)

Noun
The male head of a
tribe or family
Archangel

(ark’ eyn juhl)

Noun
A chief or principal
angel
Archenemy

(arch’ en uh mee)
Noun
A chief enemy
Abduct

(ab dukt’)
Verb
To lead away by
force; kidnap
Abhor

(ab hor’)
Verb
To turn away from;
loathe
Abrogate

(ab’ ro gate)
Verb
To repeal; do away
with
Abscond

(ab skond’)
Verb
To steal away and hide
Abstain

(abstane’)
Verb
Hold off from;