| A | B |
|---|
| abase | to degrade, to humiliate |
| abate | to reduce in intensity or amount |
| abstruse | difficult to understand, recondite, concealed |
| abyss | bottomless hole, a vast expanse or depth |
| acuity | sharpness of perception |
| affinity | a likeness, a natural relationship, a kinship |
| alacrity | prompt and cheerful response |
| alchemist | one who practices medieval chemistry or tries to change metals into gold |
| alloy | a substance that is a mixture of metals |
| amenable | open to or willing to follow advice or suggestion, tractable, malleable |
| antipathy | a dislike, distate, or enmity |
| append | to add in a supplementary manner |
| arduous | very difficult to accomplish or to achieve, very demanding (task) |
| ascend | to move upward, to rise from a lower station |
| ascetic | one who leads a life of self-denial and contemplation; absence of luxury |
| audacity | excessive boldness, rashness, daring |
| augury | an omen or prophecy |
| auspicious | favorable |
| austere | strict, stern; unadorned, ascetic |
| balm | a soothing substance or one that gives relief |
| benevolence | kindness, generosity, charity |
| benign | not causing harm, of gentle disposition, beneficial |
| botoken | to give a sign of |
| blighted | destroyed or caused by decline or decay |
| buoyant | capable of floating; cheerful |
