| A | B |
|---|
| antagonism | hostility, active opposition. |
| antithesis | direct opposite |
| APOCRYPHAL | doubtful authenticity: counterfit |
| arduous | hard to do: strenuous |
| articulate | able to put ones thoughts into words easily and clearly |
| assuage | to calm or sooth: to satisfy |
| atrophy | to waste away |
| augment | to increase or enlarge: to become greater in size |
| austere | stern in manner or appearance: strict in morals |
| authoritarian | person who supports the principle of subjection to authority instead of individual freedom |
