| A | B |
|---|
| aberration | the act of departing from the right, normal or usual course |
| abhor | to regard with intense loathing or horror |
| abolish | to do away with; end |
| abominable | very unpleasant;disagreeable |
| abort | to fail, cease. or stop at an early stage |
| abound | to occur or exist in great quanitites or numbers |
| abridge | to reduce or lessen in duration, scope, authority |
| absolve | to free from guilt or blame or their consequences |
| abstain | to choose to refrain from something, especially from actions or things considered to be unwise or unhealthy |
| absurd | utterly foolish or false |
| abuse | misuse; treat in a harmful way;speak insultingly and harshly |
| abysmal | very bad; unmeasurable; extreme |
| accelerate | to cause faster or greater activity, progress; to hasten the occurence of |
| accentuate | to emphasize; to say or mark with an accent or stress mark |
| access | to ability, right or permission to aproach, enter, speak with, or use |
| accolade | any award, honor or lauditory notice; the ceremony itself |
| accord | agree; to grant; to be in agreement |
| accost | to confront boldly; to approach with a greeting, question or remark |
| acknowledge | to admit to be real or true; to show or express recognition |
| acme | the highest point;pinnacle |
| acquiesce | to agree passively; comply; consent |
| acquit | to relieve from a charge of fault or crime; declare not guilty |
| acrimonious | caustic, stinging or bitter in nature, speech, behavior, etc. |
| acuity | sharpness or keeness as of sense perception, or understanding |
| acumen | superior insight; quickness and shrewdness of judgement |
