| A | B |
| defunct | no longer living, existing, or functioning |
| inception | an act, process, or instance of beginning |
| provincial | lacking the polish of urban society; a person of local or restricted interest |
| abase | to lower in rank |
| abberancy | deviation from the right, the usual |
| abjure | to renounce upon oath; to reject solemnly |
| abrogate | to abolish by authoritative action;to annul; to nullify |
| acclamation | a loud eager expression of approval; an overwhelming affirmative vote |
| accoutrement | an accessory; an identifying an doften superficial characteristic or device |
| acumen | keenness and depth of perception |
| affinity | a sympathy marked by a community of interest; an attraction to or liking for something |
| affront | to insult especially to the face by behavior or language |
| aggregate | to collect or gather into a mass or whole |