| A | B |
|---|
| abase | to lower or himiliate, from the Latin bassus,or low |
| abash | to embrass;to cause to lose one's cool |
| abate | to lessen;to subside |
| abominate | to hate, detest, or loathe |
| abstruse | deep;profound;difficult ot understand or grasp; and an abstruse concept |
| accentate | to stree or emphasize |
| acclivity | an upward slope |
| accolade | award or honor;good review |
| accost | to approach and speak boldly or aggressively |
| adroit | skillful in the use for the hands, or otherwise cleverly skillful |
| adutate | to show excessive devotion to; to praise excessively |
| adulterate | to make inpure or inferior by adding inferior materials |
| adumbrate | to disclose partially;to foreshadow |
| adverse | hostile;unfavorable;opposed |
| advocate | to recommend; one sho urges or recommends a course of action |
| aesthetic | appealing to a sense of beauty and good taste |
| affected | put-on;not natural,as applied to a person's behavior, especially when done to impress others |
| affinity | a natural liking for or attraction to someone or something |
| affluent | rich;wealthy |
| affray | public brawl |
| agape | open-mouthed |
| aghast | horrified |
| agile | able to move quickly and easily |
