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Abate reduce in amount
Abdicate to give up a position, right, or power
Aberrant deviating from what is normal
Abeyance temporary suppression or suspension
Abjure to reject; abandon formally
Abscond to leave secretly
Abstain to choose not to do something
Abstemious moderate in appetite
Abyss an extremely deep hole
Accretion a growth in size; an increase in amount
Acidulous sour in taste or manner
Acme highest point; summit
Adulterate to make impure
Advocate to speak in favor of
Aerie a nest built high in the air
Aesthetic concerning the appreciation of beauty
Affected phony, artificial
Aggrandize to increase in power, influence, and reputation
Alacrity promptness, cheerful readiness
Alleviate to ease, to make more bearable
Amalgamation a merger, a uniting of elements
Ambiguous doubtful or uncertain
Ameliorate to make better; to improve
Amortize to diminish by installment payments
Amulet ornament worn as a charm against evil spirits
Anachronism something out of place in time
Analgesia a lessening of pain withouth consciousness
Analogous similar or alike in some way; equivalent
Anodyne something that calms or soothes pain
Anomaly deviation from what is normal
Antagonize to annoy or provoke to anger
Antipathy extreme dislike
Apathy lack of interest or emotion
Apocryphal of questionable authority or authenticity
Apostate one who renounces of a religious faith
Approbation approval and praise
Arbitrary determined by chance or impulse
Arbitrate to judge a dispute between two opposing parties
Archaic ancient, old-fashioned
Ardor intense and passionate feeling
Arrogate to claim without justification
Articulate able to speak clearly and expressively
Assail to attack, assault
Assuage to make something unpleasant less severe
Attenuate to reduce in force or degree
Audacious fearless and daring
Augury prophecy; prediction of events
August dignified, grandiose
Austere severe or stern in appearance
Axiom self-evident truth that requies no proof
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