| A | B |
|---|
| aberration | n. a devation from the usual course |
| abstinence | n. give up certain pleasures |
| abstract | n. not concrete; theoretical |
| acclaim | n. loud applause; approval |
| acquiesce | v. to accept conclusions or arangements of others |
| admonish | v. warn or advise against |
| advocate | v. to support or be in favor of |
| aesthetic | adj. showing appreciation of beauty in art |
| affinity | n. natural attraction |
| aggrandizement | n. an increase in rank, wealth or power |
| alienate | v. to turn away normal feelings of fondness toward anyone |
| alleviate | v. to nake easier to endure |
| aloof | adj. indifferent |
| ambiguous | adj. not clearly defined |
| ambivalence | n. condition of having confliction additudes |
| ameliorate | v. to make better or more tollerable |
| analogous | adj. similar in certain quailites; comparable |
| analogous | adj. similar in certain qualities |
| animosity | n. active dislike |
| anonymity | n. condition of being nameless; unkown |
| antagonism | n. hostility |
| antithesis | n. direct opposite |
| apochryphal | adj. counterfit |
| arduous | adj. strenuous |
| articulate | adj. able to put thoughts into words clearly and easily |
| assuage | v. to calm or soothe; to satisfy |
| atrophy | v. to waste away |
| augment | v. increase or enlarge |
| austere | v. stern in manner or appearance |
| authoritarian | n. or adj. a person who supports the principle of subjectionto authority instead of freedom |
| autonomy | n. independence |
| aversion | n. stong or fixed dislike (antipathy) |
| belittle | v. to make something seem less important |
| bequeath | v. to leave money or property by a will |
| bizarre | adj. strikingly odd in appearance or style |
| blithe | adj. happy and cheerful |
| bombastic | adj. marked by use of language without much real meaning |
| buffoon | n. a clown; someone who amuses with tricks and jokes |
| cache | n. hiding place; something hidden in a hiding place |
| cacophony | n. harsh sound |
| cajole | v. to persuade by pleasant words or false promises |
| callous | adj. unfeeling; insensitive |
| capitulate | v. to surrender; to cease resisiting |
| capricious | adj. changeable; fickle |
| carping | adj. complaining |
| catalyst | n. someone or something that brings about a change |
| catharsis | n. a relief or an emotional purification |
| caustic | adj. stinging, biting |
| celestial | adj. divine; having to do with heavens |
| censure | v. to blame; to criticize adversely |
| censure | n. a condemnation |
