A-words Flashcards
abate
to lessen
abhor
to hate
abominate
to abhor
aborigine
original inhabitant
abort
to miscarry
absolve
to pardon
abstract
summary
accentuated
emphasized
accolade
honor, award
admonish
to warn
adroit
skillful
adulation
praise
adverse
unfavorable
advocate
to recommend
aesthetic
pertaining to beauty
affable
friendly; courteous
affinity
attraction
affluence
wealth
agility
quickness, nimbleness
agnostic
one who believes God is unknowable
agrarian
pertaining to farming
alimentary
supplying food
allay
to calm; to reduce intensity
allegory
narrative using figurative language
allocate
to set aside; to apportion
allude
to refer to indirectly
altercation
angry to dispute
ameliorate
to improve
amiable
pleasant: kind
amnesty
pardon
amok
loss of control of oneself
amulet
object worn to ward off evil
anarchy
absence of government
animate
to move to action
animosity
hatred; dislike
annals
historical records
anomaly
irregularity; exception from the norm
anthology
collection of literary pieces
antipathy
dislike
antithesis
direct opposition
apathy
indifference; lack of interest
aplomb
self-confidence
archaeology
study of remains of past culture
archaic
no longer in use
archipelago
group of islands
archives
place where records are kept
arduous
difficult
arrears
in debt
articulate
to speak clearly; to write
ascendant
rising
assay
to test; analyze
astral
pertaining to the stars
astute
shrewd
atheist
one who denies the existence of God
atoll
island which encloses a lagoon
atrophy
to waste away
attest
to confirm
audacious
bold
audible
to be heard
augment
to increase
augur
to predict
auspices
protection
auspicious
favorable
austerity
severity
authoritative
commanding
autocratic
arrogant
autonomy
self-government
auxiliary
giving aid
avalanche
massive descent
avarice
greed
avow
to declare openly
