| A | B |
|---|
| atrophy | verb, waste away; wither |
| audacious | adj. brazen; brash; nervy |
| augment | verb enlarge; increase |
| auspicious | likely to succeed; promising |
| austere | adj. stern; severe; plain |
| avarice | noun greed |
| averse | feeling repelled; wanting to avoid |
| baleful | adj. harmful; menacing |
| banal | adj; boring; trite; insipid |
| beguile | verb cheat through charm |
| belie | verb to misrepresent |
| belligerent | adj. having a tendency to fight; hostile |
| benediction | noun good wishes; blessing |
| benevolent | adj. kindhearted; good-natured; generous |
| benign | adj. gentle; mild |
| bequeath | verb leave through a will; transmit |
| blight | noun decay; disease; wide-spread death |
| bolster | verb reinforce; support |
| bombast | noun impressive speech |
| brevity | noun briefness; conciseness |
