| A | B |
|---|
| abate | to reduce in force |
| abject | hopelessly low |
| absolve | to declare free of guilt of blame |
| abstain | to choose to do without |
| abstract | to summarize; theoretical |
| abstruse | hard to understand |
| accessible | easy to obtain, approach, or enter |
| acute | sharp;severe |
| acclaim | loud applause; praise |
| adage | an old saying; a proverb |
| advocate | to argue for |
| aggravate | to make worse |
| alien | foreign |
| ally | to join together;to unite |
| alternate | to take turns |
| amends | to make up for |
| anguish | great mental or physical suffering |
| anticipate | to expect |
| antiseptic | sterile |
| appease | to satisfy; to pacify |
| approximate | nearly correct |
| assail | to attack; to assault |
| audible | loud enough to be heard |
| austere | without decoration; plain |
| authentic | genuine |
| avarice | greed |
| avert | to prevent |
| banish | to send away;to exile |
| beguile | to deceive;to cheat |
| blemish | a mark;scar;flaw |
| bravado | false courage |
| burnish | to polish |
| caliber | degree of excellence |
| candid | frank;honest |
| caricature | exaggerated drawing |
| challenge | to dare;a dare |
| cherish | to hold dear |
| clamber | to climb with difficulty |
| coincide | to be the same size;to occupy the same space |
| compassion | deep sympathy |
| compensate | to pay |
| competent | capable |
| comply | to act in agreement |
| compute | to calculate |
| condescend | to take on an air of superiority |
| confirm | to verify |
| conform | to follow the rules |
| congregate | to gather; to assemble |
| conspire | to plot |
| contemplate | to think about |
