| A | B |
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| abase | To lower position, estimation, or the like; degrade. |
| abbey | Buildings which form the dwelling-place of a society of munks or nuns. |
| abdicate | To give up (royal power or the like). |
| abduction | A carrying away of a person against his will, or illegally. |
| aberration | Deviation from a right, customary, or prescribed course. |
| abet | To aid, promote, or encourage the commission of (an offense). |
| abeyance | A state of suspension or temporary inaction. |
| abhorrent | Very repugnant; hateful. |
| abjure | To recant, renounce, repudiate under oath. |
| belie | To misrepresent |
| bellicose | Warlike |
| benefactor | A doer of kindly and charitable acts |
| bequeath | To give by will |
| bereave | To make desolate with loneliness or grief. |
| beseech | To implore |
| beset | To attack on all sides |
| betroth | To engage to marry |
| bewilder | To confuse the perceptions or judegements of |
| bide | To await |
| capitulate | To surrender or stipulate terms |
| caprice | A whim |
| captivate | to facinate, as by excellence ,or eloquence, or beauty. |
| carcass | The body of a dead animal |
| cardiac | Pertaining to the heart |
| carnivorous | Eating or living on flesh |
| carrion | Dead and putrefying flesh |
| castigate | To punish |
| casualty | A fatal or serious accident or disaster |
| citation | The process of crediting sources of information |
