| A | B |
|---|
| abacus | a calculator that performs arithmetic functions manually, tablet |
| abdicate | renunciation, resignation |
| abeyance | temporary cessation |
| abjure | formally reject a belief |
| abrogate | revoke formally |
| abstruse | difficult to penetrate |
| acorpous | producing no fruit |
| accretion | an increase by natural growth |
| admonitory | corrective, serving to warn |
| alacricity | liveliness; eagerness |
| alloy | state of impairing quality |
| ameliorate | make better |
| ancillary | subordinate, auxiliary |
| antithesis | constrast; opposite of ideas |
| apocryphal | of doubtful authenticity |
| apothegm | concise statement; aphorism |
| arable | engaged in, produced by |
| aphorism | concise statement of principle, truth |
| asperity | harshness; severe |
| aureole | radiance, aura |
| corona | colored circle; circle of light |
| avocation | hobby or vocation for enjoyment |
| avaris | insatiable desire for wealth |
| cupidity | strong desire |
| beleaguer | harass |
| breviary | book of hymns & prayers |
| capacious | containing a great deal |
| cerebration | to use the mind; to think |
| chicanery | deception; trickery |
| cogitate | to meditate intently |
| compunction | anxiety arising from guilt |
| penitence | being sorry |
| concentric | having a common center |
| conciliate | appease; pacify |
| concatenate | linked together |
