| A | B |
|---|
| abstract | not applied to actual objects |
| acquired | not naturally occurring |
| aesthetic | appreciation of beauty |
| alienated | removed from friends, family, or homeland |
| alleviate | to ease pain or burden |
| alliance | a union of two or more groups |
| ambigous | open to more than one interpretation |
| ambivalent | uncertain |
| amenable | agreeable |
| ample | describing a large amount of something |
| anthology | a collection of literary pieces |
| apathetic | feeling or showing little emotion |
| apparatus | equipment |
| apprehension | anizety or fear about the future |
| arbiter | a jugde who decides a disputed issue |
| archaic | old-fashioned |
| arid | dry, rainless climate |
| assertion | a declaration or statement |
| assiduous | hard-working |
| assimilation | to absorb; to make similar |
| astute | shrewed; clever |
| asylum | a place of retreat or security |
| auspicious | favorable; promising |
| austere | without decoration; strict |
| beneovelent | well-meaning; generous |
| benign | king and gentle |
| biased | prejudiced |
| brittle | easily broken |
| brusque | rudely abrupt |
| camaraderie | good will between friends |
| camouflage | to hide by blending in with surroundings |
| candor | sincerity |
| capricious | impulsive and un predictable |
| cartographer | one who designs or makes maps |
| catalog | to make an itemized list of |
| caustic | bitingly sarcastic or witty |
| clandestine | secretive |
| clarity | clearness in thought or expression |
| cogent | convincing; reasonable |
| coherent | logiacally connected |
