| A | B |
|---|
| fear | apprehension |
| apathy | lack of interest or emotion |
| adversary | foe or opponent |
| ambivalent | yes, no, I can't decide |
| apprehensive | fearful |
| egotistical | or arrogant |
| inarticulate | unable to express clearly in words |
| alleviate | to ease pain or suffering |
| apathetic | having or showing little emotion or interest |
| adamant | unyielding, firm |
| appease | to calm or pacify |
| molecule: two or more atoms | held together by chemical bonds |
| global | adjective form of the noun globe |
| evaluate transformed into a noun | is evaluation |
| drought | uncommonly dry weather |
| flexibility: noun form of the | adjective flexible |
| mobility | having the power to move |
| most sugars end in | 'ose' |
| supercillious | cooly and patronizingly haughty |
| supine | laying flat on one's back |
| supple: easily capable of being | bent or folded |
| surge | sweeping forward in a wave |
| sweltering: high humidity | and high temperature |
| swig: the amount that | is drunk at any one time |
| swine | pigs or contemptible persons |
| a person who abstains | abstainer |
| An abstainer engages in | abstinence |
| abstruse | hard to understand |
| absolve | free from blame |
| an abyss is a seemingly | bottomless pit |
| abysmal | extreme hopelessness |
| accolade | an award or an honour |
| accost: to approach and | speak to someone aggressively |
| acerbic | bitter, sour, severe |
| aqcuiesce | to comply passively |
| acrid | harsh like acid |
| acrimonious | full of spite |
| acumen | keenness of judgment |
| acute | sharp, shrewd |
| adamant | stubborn, unyielding |
| adherent | a follower, a supporter, a believer |
| admonish | to scold gently, to warn |
| adroit | dexterous, clever, shrewd |
| adulation | excessive admiration |
| adulterate | to make impure |
| adverse | unfavorable |
| aesthetic | having to do with artistic beauty |
| affable | easy to talk to, friendly |
| affectation | unnatural or artificial behaviour |
| affinity: sympathy, attraction | kinship, similarity |
| affluent | rich, prosperous |
| agenda | things to be done |
| agrarian | relating to farming the land |
| agnostic: a person who is not | sure if he believes in a god |
| aggregate | a collection of separate things |
| alacrity: cheerful eagerness | or readiness to respond |
| allege | to assert without proof |
| allocate | to distribue, assign or allot |
| alloy | a combination of two metals |
| allusion: an indirect reference | often to a literary work |
| aloof: uninvolved | standing off, keeping one's distance |
| altruism | selflessness, generosity |
| ambience | atmosphere, mood, feeling |
| ambiguous | unclear in meaning |
| ambivalent; undecided | having opposed feelings simultaneously |
| ameliorate | to make better or more tolerable |
| amenable | willing to give in, agreeable |
| amenity | attractive or comfortable feature |
| aphorism | witty saying, proverb |
| apocalypse | prophetic revelation |
| approbation | approval, praise |
| arbiter | judge |
| arcane | mysterious, known only to a select few |
| archaic | ancient, outdated |
| archetype | an original model |
| artfuly | crafty, wily, sly |
| artifice | The Trojan horse for example |
| ascetic | practicing self-denial |
| assiduous | hard working, diligent |
| assuage | ease the pain |
| attrition | a gradual wearing away |
| auspicious | a good omen |
| criterion | standard for judging |
| delude | to deceive |
| delusion | a false perception |
| depravity | moral corruption |
| diatribe | denunciation, a biting speech |
| digress | to stray from the main topic |
| dupe | to deceive, to trick |
| esoteric | understood by only a few |
| elucidate | to make clear |
| emulate | imitate, to strive to equal |
| emissary | messenger, representative, an agent |
| exorbitant | extravagant, excessive |
| fallacy | a false idea |
| feign | to pretend |
| ambulatory | able to walk or move about |
| bandy | to toss ideas back and forth |
| calumny | slander, deliberate false statement |
| capricious | whimsical, fanciful, impulsive |
