| A | B |
|---|
| anthropoid (ANTHROPO human + OID appearance) | having the appearance of a human being in form or behavior |
| anthropomorphic (ANTHROPO human + MORPH shape) | having the physical appearance of a human being |
| apogee (APO up or away) | the climax or highest point |
| apotheosis (APO up/away + THEO god + SIS condition) | raising up someone or something to god-like status |
| asymmetrical (A/AN not + SYM together + METRI measure) | not symmetrical; of different measures |
| atypical (A/AN not + TYPICAL) | not typical |
| audiophile (AUDIO listen + PHILE love) | one who loves sound and appreciates the quality of sound |
| austere | severely simple; unadorned; plain; also, extremely harsh or rigorous; stern |
| autocracy (AUTO self + CRACY government) | a dictatorship.; rule by the self and the self only |
| autogenous (AUTO self + GEN birth/origin) | self-generated; something created by oneself (for example, your body produces its own enyzymes, chemicals, etc.) |
| autonomy (AUTO self + NOMY law/rule) | to rule oneself; that is, to do things by oneself in the manner one chooses--NOT to be ruled or governed by others |
| avarice | passion for getting and keeping riches; excessive greed |
| bellicose (BELL war) | war-like |
| benefactor (BENE good) | helper; one who does good for others |
| benevolence (BENE good + VOL will) | wishing well for others; good intent |
| bequeath (think queath as "quote") | to hand down (usually by last will & testament); to formally give to another |
| beseech (think seech as "seek") | to beg for; to ask for urgently |
| biannual (BI two + ANN year) | occuring two times a year |
| biennial (BI two + ENN/ANN year) | occuring every two years |
| bilateral (BI two + LAT side) | two-sided |
| brandish | to wave, shake, or flourish triumphantly or defiantly, as a sword or spear. |
| cabal | a number of persons secretly united for some purpose (often used in regards to political overthrows) |
| cacology (CACO bad + LOG words) | words of disdain |
| callow (think a baby calf) | immature; inexperienced |
| carnage (CARN flesh/meat) | butchery, as in bits and pieces of flesh are everywhere (as in the carnage of a battlefield) |
