ass english because she abhors the thought of having to repeat it in summer school.

a wide search is under way for the manager who absconded with $10000 of his employer’s funds.

the fact that you were absent when the assignment was given does not absolve you from dong the homework.

of the three suspects,two were found guilty and the third was absolved.

my dentist said i would have fewer cavities if i abstained from eating candy.

the mayor promised to do everything in his power to avert a strike by newspaper employees.

we had three absences today,which is abnormal.usually,everyone is present.

today’s art lesson came to an abrupt end when the gongs sounded for a fire drill.

that was an absorbing book.it held my interest from beginning to end.

i am in favor of the dance,but i am averse to holding it on may 25.

you can count on martha’s support in your campaign for reelection.she is one of your most loyal adherents.

the weather bureau gave adeqquate warning of the advent of the hurricane.

before the contest began,the champion shook hands with his adversary.

people who work at night have to adapt themselves to sleeping in the daytime.

“gone with the wind” was adapted for the movies.

mexico adjoins the united states.

the judge adjourned the court to the following monday.

you will not become addicted to smoking if you refuse cigarettes when they are offered.

the student who arived ten minutes late did not hve adequate time to finish the test.

the island of cuba is adjacent to florida.

because of adverse review,the producer announced that the play will close with tonight’s performance.

ante---before ;post ---after

david’s antecedents came to this country more than a hundred years ago.

if the physician is busy when patients arrive,the nurse asks them to wait in the anteroom.

the purpose of a postmortem is to discover the cause of death.

after signing the letter,i noticed i had omited an important fact.therefore,i mentioned it in a postscript.

if you used yesterday’s date on a check written today,you have antedated the check.

alaska antedates hawaii as a state,having gained statehood on january 3,1959,seven months before hawaii.

this a postdated chek;it has tomorrow’s date on it.

our classes usually begin at 8 a.m.

at 4 p.m. the chairman announced the debate to be closed.

fter college,mary hopes to do postgraduate work in law school.

bi---two;semi---half

the bicentennial of george washington’s birth was celebrated in 1932.

at the end of the lesson,agroup gathered about the teacher in a semicircle to ask additional questions.

a diameter is a line that bisects a circle.

the american legislature is bicameral;it consists of the house of representatives and the senate.

a defeated candidate for the house of representatives must wait two years before running aain,because the elections are biennial.

we receive only six bills a year because we are billed on a bimonthly basis.

promotion in our school is semiannual;it occurs in january and june.

employees paid on a semimonthly basis receive two salary checks per month.

french forces joined the americans in a bilateral action against the british at the battle of yorktown in 1781.

montreal has a large number of bilingual citizens who speak english and french.

some schools in spanish-speaking communities send bilingual notices,written in english and spanish,to the parents.

congressional committees are bipartisan;they consist of both democratic and republican members.

in the morning, as you begin to awaken,you are in a semiconscious state.

all the houses on the block are attached,except the corner ones,which are semidetached.

workers who enter a semiskilled occupation do not have to undergo a long period of training.

e,ex---out;in,im---in,against

the king promised to pardon any insurgent who would lay down his arms.

general washington led the insurgent forces in the revolutionary war.

running water is one of the principal causes of soil erosion.

in 1889,charles steinmetz,an engineer,emigrated from germany..

in 1889,charles steinmetz immigrated to the united states.

the suggestion to lengthen the school year has evoked considerable opposition.

refusing to answer the question,the witness invoke the fifth amendment,which protects a person from being compelled to testify against himself.

with a penknife,he peeled the apple and excised the wormy part.

the letters on the monument had been incised with a chisel.

the art department is exhibiting the oustanding posters produced in its classes.

ellen told the child not to cry,but he could not inhibit his tears.

expelled from the university because of poor grades,the student applied for readmission the f