| A | B |
|---|
| abstract | theoretical; not concerete |
| abstruse | difficult to understand |
| acclaim | praise; applaud |
| accolade | an award or praise |
| aquiescent | reluctently agreeable; compliant |
| acrimony | words or behavior filled with harshness, anger, or bitterness |
| adamant | refusing to change; stubborn, unyielding |
| adroit | skillful in the use of the hands, or in handling difficult situations |
| advocate | support; plead for; speak on behalf of |
| affable | friendly; easygoing |
| affirmation | positive statement; assertion; agreement |
| alienate | to push someone away, or cause them to separate from people |
| aloof | detatched; apart; indifferent |
| altruistic | unselfish; caring |
| ambidextrous | able to use both hands with equal skill |
| analogous | similar |
| anarchy | a lack of order; chaos |
| anathema | a religous curse, or the thing or person being cursed |
| antagonistic | in hostile competition; opposing |
| antiquated | too old to be useful; outdated; obselete |
| antithesis | opposite |
| apathy | a lack of intrest or concern |
| apex | top; highest point; summit |
| appease | calm; pacify |
| arbitrary | selected by random choice without solid reason |
| arcane | secret; mysterious |
| archaic | old; antiquated |
| arrogant | acting superior; obnoxious; smug; rude |
| articulate | able to speak clearly and effectively |
| ascendance | domination; controlling power |
| ascetic | person who rejects physical comfort and luxury for self- disipline |
| asperity | roughness; harshness; irritability |
| assail | attack with words or force |
| assiduous | persistent; hard- working; diligent; attentive to detail |
| assuage | relieve; ease; pacify |
| astute | wise; insightfully clever; shrewd |
| atrophy | waste away; wither |
| audacious | brazen; brash; nervy |
| augment | make larger; increase |
| auspicious | taking place under promising conditions; likely to succeed |
| austere | stern; plain; without luxuries |
| avarice | greed |
| averse | felling repelled; wanting to avoid |
| baleful | harmful; menacing |
| banal | boring; trite; insipid |
| beguile | to cheat or deceive, usually through charm; also, to amuse |
| belie | to give an impression that is the opposite of the way things really are; to misrepresent |
| belligerent | having a strong tendency to argue and fight |
