| A | B |
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| abase | (v.) - to lower, demean, degrade |
| abate | (v.) - to lessen, to reduce in severity |
| aberration | (n.) - a deviation from the expected course |
| abhor | (v.) - to hate, loathe |
| abide | (v.) - to put up with, tolerate |
| abject | (adj.) - of the most miserable or contemptible kind |
| abort | (v.) - to give up unfinished |
| abridge | (v.) - to shorten, cut down |
| abrogate | (v.) - to abolish, often by authority |
| abscond | (v.) - to sneak away and hide |
| abundant | (adj.) - in great numbers |
| accede | (v.) - to agree |
| accost | (v.) - to approach or confront aggressively |
| acumen | (n.) - keen insight |
| acute | (adj.) - sharp, severe |
| affable | (adj.) - friendly, amiable |
| affluent | (adj.) - rich, wealthy |
| aggrandize | (v.) - to increase or make greater |
| aggregate | (v.) - to gather, amass |
| aghast | (adj.) - struck by amazement or terror |
| agoraphobia | (n.) - an abnormal fear of open or public places |
| akimbo | (adj.) - with hands on hips and elbows extending outward |
| alacrity | (n.) - speed, readiness |
| algid | (adj.) - frigid, cold |
| allay | (v.) - to sooth, assuage |
| alleviate | (v.) - to relieve |
| aloof | (adj.) - reserved, distant |
| altercation | (n.) - an argument, dispute |
| amalgamation | (n.) - a union, a merger |
| ambivalent | (adj.) - having contradictory feelings |
| amble | (v.) - to stroll, walk |
| ameliorate | (v.) - to improve, to make better |
| amend | (v.) - to change for the better, improve |
| amiable | (adj.) - friendly, affable |
| amorous | (adj.) - relating to or showing love |
| amorphous | (adj.) - without shape or borders |
| anomaly | (n.) - something that does not fit into the normal order |
| antechamber | (n.) - a waiting room |
| anxiety | (n.) - uneasiness |
| aphorism | (n.) - a short saying |
| apocalypse | (n.) - total devastation, the end of the world |
| apparitional | (adj.) - ghostly, spectral |
| arbitrator | (n.) - one who settles controversy between two sides |
| ascetic | (n.) - one who practices restraint as a means of self-discipline, usually |
| assuage | (v.) - to ease, pacify |
| atone | (v.) - to apologize, make amends |
| audacious | (adj.) - excessively bold |
| augment | (v.) - to increase or make larger |
| austere | (adj.) - very bare, bleak, simple |
