| A | B |
|---|
| adroit | (adj.) skillful, clever |
| adulterate | (verb) to make impure, to contaminate |
| adventitious | (adj.) accidental, nonessential |
| aegis | (noun) a shield; protection, sponsorship |
| aesthetic | (adj.) pertaining to beauty |
| affectation | (noun) a phony attitude; pose |
| affinity | (noun) an attraction to |
| affluence | (noun) wealth; richness |
| agape | (adj.) open-mouthed; surprised; agog |
| aggrandize | (verb) to enlarge or to expand |
| altrusim | (noun) a concern for others; generosity |
| ambiguous | (adj.) open to more than one interpretation |
| amoral | (adj.) lacking a sense of right and wrong |
| amorphous | (adj.) shapeless, formless, vague |
| animosity | (noun) hatred |
