| A | B |
|---|
| abrogate | (verb) to annul; to repeal |
| allusion | (noun) an indirect reference |
| acquisitive | (adj) eager to acquire; greedy |
| altercation | (noun) an angry argument |
| affinity | (noun) a natural attraction |
| altruistic | (adj) concerned with the welfare of others |
| abnegation | (noun) self-denial; a renunciation of rights |
| ameliorate | (verb) to make or become better |
| allegory | (noun) a symbolic story |
| anachronism | (noun) something chronologically out of place |
| accentuate | (verb)to emphasize; to stress |
| anathema | (noun) someone or something that is shunned |
| aggrandize | (verb) to increase in power and wealth |
| animosity | (noun) open hatred; ill will |
| abeyance | (noun) a state of being set aside; temporarily inactive |
| anomaly | (noun) something irregular or abnormal |
| adulation | (noun) overly high praise |
| antithesis | (noun) the direct opposite |
| acquiesce | (verb) to give in without enthusiasm |
| aphorism | (noun) a maxim |
| automation | (noun) the automatic operation of machinery, equipment, or a system; the condition of being controlled automatically |
| bullion | (noun) ingots, bars, or plates of gold or silver |
| broach | (verb) to mention for the first time; to introduce (noun) a pin |
| auspicious | (adj) marked by signs of success or good fortune; favorable |
| atrophy | (noun) a wasting away of a part or parts of the body; (Verb) to waste away; to wither |
| bravado | (noun) a show of false bravery |
| bode | (verb) to be a sign or omen of; to portend |
| ascetic | (noun) one who practices self-denial; (adj) extremely self-denying |
| argosy | (noun) a large merchant ship; a fleet of merchant ships |
| blazon | (verb) to proclaim or publicly display (noun) a coat of arms |
| bellicose | (adj) warlike; inclined to fighting |
| arduous | (adj) difficult; strenuous |
| archipelago | (noun) a large group of islands; a sea having many islands in it |
| beleaguer | (verb) to beseige or surround with troops; to harass |
| bane | (noun) a cause of ruin, worry or destruction; a person or thing that ruins or spoils |
| banal | (adj) commonplace; trite |
| arable | (adj) fit for plowing and planting; suitable for cultivation |
| aquiline | (adj) of or like an eagle; curved like an eagle's beak |
| approbation | (noun) official approval; commendation |
| avow | (verb) to declare openly as a fact; to acknowledge |
| circumscribe | (verb) to draw a line around; to limit |
| bumptious | (adj) pushy |
| bureaucracy | (noun) a government run by many departments of appointed officials |
| choleric | (adj) easily angered |
| chauvinism | (noun) fanatical patriotism; biased belief in the superiority of one's sex |
| cadaverous | (adj) corpselike; pale |
| calumny | (noun) a false statement made to injure someone's reputation; slander |
| castigate | (verb) to criticize severely; to punish |
| celerity | (noun) speed; swiftness in acting |
| caustic | (adj/n) a substance that burns, corrodes, or destroys; corrosive; sarcastic |
