| A | B |
|---|
| abridge | condense; shorten |
| abstract | theoretical; not concrete; nonrepresentational |
| acclaim | applaud; announce with great approval |
| adulation | flattery; excessive praise |
| adversary | opponent; enemy |
| adversity | misfortune; hardship; affliction; poverty |
| advocate | urge; speak in favor of; support; recommend |
| aesthetic | artistic, dealing with or capable of appreciating beauty |
| affirmation | positive assertion; confirmation; solemn declaration, made by a peron who refuses to take an oath |
| alleviate | make more bearable; relieve; lessen; mitigate |
| allusion | indirect reference; passing or casual mention |
| altruistic | uselfishly generous; concerned for others; charitable; philanthropic |
| ambiguous | having two or more possible meanings; unclear; equuivocal |
| ambivalence | mixed feelings; state of having conflicting emotional attitudes |
| anarchy | political and social disorder; state of being without a governing body or leader |
