abdicate: give up, renounce
abet: assist, encourage
abrogate: abolish
abscission: separation, cutting off
abscond: escape, run away
abstruse: profound, obscure, puzzling
abut: adjoin, border upon
accede: agree
accord: agreement
accoutre: equip
accretion: increase, enlargement, growth
acrid: bitter, pungent, sharp
actuate: motivate
addle: become rotten, muddle
adroit: skillful
adulation: admiration, praise
adventitious: casual, accidental
affable: pleasant, friendly
affluence: wealth, abundance
aggrandize: rank or honor
agog: intensely curious
alacrity: eagerness
allay: pacify, clam
aloft: upward
altruistic: concerned for others, unselfish
amalgamate: combine, merge
ambivalence: conflicting emotional attitudes
ameliorate: improve
amiss: faulty, wrong
amity: friendship
ancillary: serving as an accessory, auxiliary
animus: hostile feeling | annul: cancel, make void
anomaly: irregularity
antipathy: dislike, aversion
aperture: hole, opening
aplomb: poise, assurance
apocryphal: untrue, made up
apogee: highest point, zenith
appall: shock, dismay
append: attach
apposite: fitting, appropriate
apprise: inform, explain
aptitude: talent, fitness
arcane: mysterious, secret
ardor: zeal, passion
arid: barren, dry
articulate: distinct, effective
artless: open and honest
asinine: stupid, foolish
asperity: sharpness, severity
assail: assault, attack
assiduous: diligent
astringent: harsh or severe
asunder: apart
atrophy: wasting away
attenuate: make thin, ease
augury: omen, prophecy
august: majestic, impressive
auspicious: favoring success, promising
auxiliary: providing help, secondary
avarice: greediness for wealth
aver: claim, declare
awry: crooked, distorted |
