| A | B |
|---|
| abdicate | to formally give up power |
| aberration | a deviation from the way things normally happen or are done |
| abstruse | hard to understand |
| adage | a wise old saying |
| adamant | extremely stubborn |
| aesthetic | having to do with the appreciation of beauty |
| affable | easy-going; friendly |
| alleviate | to ease a pain or a burden |
| ambiguous | open to more than one interpretation |
| ambivalent | simultaneously feeling opposing feelings, such as love and hate |
| amenable | responsive; agreeable |
| annihilate | to destroy completely |
| apt | suitable; appropriate |
| arbiter | a judge who decides a disputed issue |
| archaic | characteristic of an earlier, more primitive period; old- fahsioned |
| arduous | difficult; painstaking |
| arid | describing a dry, rainless climate |
| assiduous | hard-working |
| asylum | a place of retreat or security |
| auspicious | attended by favorable circumstances |
| austere | somber; stern |
| benevolent | kind; generous |
| benign | kind and gentle |
| biased | prejudiced |
| brittle | easily broken when subjected to pressure |
| brusque | describing a rudely abrupt manner |
| burgeoning | expanding or growing rapidly |
| camaraderie | good will between friends |
| candor | sincerity; openness |
| cantankerous | grumpy; disagreeable |
| capacious | roomy; spacious |
| capricious | impulsive and unpredictable |
| catalog | to make an itemized list of |
| caustic | bitingly sarcastic, burning; a substance that burns or corrodes |
| clandestine | secretive, espcially in regards to concealing an illicit purpose |
| clarity | clearness in thought or expression |
| cogent | convincing; reasonable |
| amiable | good-natured and likable |
| ample | describing a large amount of something |
