| A | B |
|---|
| abate | subside; decrease, lessen |
| abridge | condense or shorten |
| abstemious | sparing in eating and drinking; temperate |
| abstract | theoretical; not concrete; nonrepresentational. |
| abstruse | obscure profound; difficult to understand. |
| accessible | easy to approach; obtainable |
| acclaim: | applaud; announce with great approval |
| accolade | aweard of merit |
| acknowledge | recognize; admit |
| acquiesce | assent; agree without protesting. |
| acrid: | sharp; bitterly pungent. |
| acrimonious | bitter in words or manner. |
| adulation: | flattery; admiration. |
| adversary | opponent. |
| adversity | poverty: misfortune. |
| advocate | urge; plead for. |
| aesthetic | artistic; dealing with or capable of appreciation of the beautiful . |
| affable | easily approachable; warmly friendly. |
| affirmation: | : positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath. |
| aggregate | gather; accumulate. |
| alleviate | relieve. |
| aloof: | apart; reserved. |
| altruistic: | unselfishly generous; concerned for others. |
| ambiguous | unclear or doubtful in meaning. ambivalence: the state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes. |
| amorphous: | formless; lacking shape or definition. |
| anachronistic: | having an error involving time in a story. |
| analogous: | comparable. |
| anarchist | person who seeks to overturn the established government; advocate of abolishing authority. |
| anecdote | short account of an amusing or interesting event. |
| animosity: | active enmity |
| anomaly | irregularity |
| antagonism | hostility; active resistance. |
| antediluvian | antiquated; extremely ancient. |
| antidote | medicine to counteract a poison or disease. |
| antipathy: | aversion; dislike. |
| antiquated | old-fashioned; obsolete. |
| apathy | lack of caring; indifference. |
| apocryphal: | untrue; made up. |
| appease | pacify or soothe; relieve. |
| apprehension | fear. |
| arable | fit for growing crops. |
| arbitrary | capricious; randomly chosen; tyrannical. |
| archaic: | antiquated. |
| ardent | intense; passionate; zealous. |
| arrogance | pride; haughtiness. |
| articulate: | effective; distinct. |
| artifact | object made by human beings, either hand-made or mass-produced. |
| artisan | manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to artist. |
| ascendancy | : controlling influence; domination |
| ascetic: | practicing self-denial; austere. |
| aspire | seek to attain; long for |
| assiduous | diligent. |
| assuage | ease or lessen pain; satisfy hunger. soothe anger. |
| astute | wise; shrewd; keen |
| atrophy: | waste away. |
| attribute | ascribe; explain. |
| audacious | daring ; bold. |
| augment | increase; add to . |
| austere | forbiddingly stern; severely simple and unornamented. |
| authoritarian: | subordinating the individual to the state; completely dominating another's will. |
| autonomous | self-governing. |
| avarice | greediness for wealth. |
| aversion | firm dislike. |
| avert | prevent; turn away. |
| aviary | enclosure for birds. |
