| A | B |
|---|
| abandon | total lack of inhibition |
| abase | to humble,disgrace |
| abatement | decrease, reduction |
| abdicate | togive up a position, right, or power |
| aberration | something different from the usual or normal |
| abet | to aid, act as accomplice |
| abeyance | temporary suppression or suspension |
| abhor | to loathe, detest |
| abject | miserable, pitiful |
| abjure | to reject, abandon formally |
| ablution | act of cleansing |
| abnegate | to deny, renounce |
| abolitionist | one who opposes the practice of slavery |
| abortive | interrupted while incomplete |
| abridge | to condense, shorten |
| abrogate | toabolish or invalidate by authority |
| abscond | to depart secretly |
| absolve | toforgive, free from blame |
| abstemious | moderate in appetite |
| abstract | theoretical; complex, difficult |
| abstruse | difficult to comprehend |
| accede | to express approval; agree to |
| accessible | attainable, available; approachable |
| accessory | attachment, ornament; accomplice, partner |
| accolade | praise, distinction |
| accost | to approach and speak to someone |
| accretion | growth in size or increase in amount |
| accrue | to accumulate, grow by additions |
| acerbic | bitter, sharp in taste or temper |
| acme | highest point; summit |
| acquiesce | to agree, comply quietly |
| acquittal | release from blame |
| acrid | harsh, bitter |
| acrimony | bitterness, animosity |
| acuity | sharpness |
| acumen | sharpness of insight |
| acute | sharp, pointed |
| adage | oldsaying or proverb |
| adamant | uncompromising, unyielding |
| adapt | to accommodate, adjust |
| adhere | to cling to or follow without deviation |
| adjacent | next to |
| adjunct | something added, attached, or joined |
| admonish | to caution or reprimand |
| adroit | skillful, accomplished, highly competent |
| adulation | high praise |
| adulterate | to corrupt or make impure |
| adumbrate | to sketch, outline in a shadowy way |
| advantageous | favorable, useful |
| adversarial | antagonistic, competitive |
| adverse | unfavorable, unlucky, harmful |
| aerial | having to do with the air |
| aerie | nook or nest built high in the air |
| aerodynamic | relating to objects moving through the air |
| aestheitc | pertaining to beauty or art |
| affable | friendly, easy to approach |
| affected | pretentious, phony |
| affinity | fondness, liking, similarity |
| affluent | rich abundant |
| affront | personal offense, insult |
| agenda | plan, schedule |
| aggrandize | to make larger or greater in power |
| aggregate | collective mass or sum; total |
| aggrieve | to afflict, distress |
| agile | well-coordinated, nimble |
| agitation | commotion, excitement; uneasiness |
| agnostic | one doubting that God exists |
| agrarian | relating to farming or rural matters |
| alacrity | cheerful willingness, eagerness; speed |
| alchemy | medieval chemical philosphy based on changing metal into gold |
| algorithm | mechanical problem solving procedure |
| alias | assumed name |
| alienated | distance, estranged |
| aligned | precisely adjusted; comitted to one side |
| allay | to lessen, ease, or soothe |
