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aback surprised; startled abandon to leave; to give up; to discontinue abase to humilitate; to humble; to lower abash ashamed; embarrassed abate to lessen; to decrease abdicate to yield; to give up abduct to take away; to kidnap aberration abnormality; deviation abet to aid; to encourage abeyance a temporary postponement abhor to hate; to detest abide to remain; to put up with abject miserable; wretched abjure to give up ablution washing; cleansing abnegate to deny; to reject abolition doing away with; putting an end to abominate to detest; to dislike strongly aborigine original inhabitant abortive unsuccessful abound to be large in number aboveboard honest; frank; open abrade to wear away abridge to shorten abrogate to abolish; to repeal abscond to leave secretly; to flee absolve to free from responsibility abstemious moderate or sparing in eating or drinking abstinence self-denial; resisting tempting foods abstract a summary (n.); to remove (v.) abstruse hard to understand absurd ridiculous; unreasonable abut to touch; to rest on or against abysmal wretched; extremely bad abyss a bottomless pit; anything infinite academic pertaining to school; theoretical or unrealistic accede to agree to accelerate to speed up; to move faster accessible easy to approach; open access approach; admittance accessory something additional acclaim to greet with approval acclimate to adapt; to get used to acclivity upward slope accolade honor; award; approval accommodate to make fit; to help accomplice a partner in crime accord agreement accost to approach and speak to accoutrement equipment; outfit accredit to approve; to certify accretion an increase; an addition accrue to gather; to accumulate acerbic sharp or bitter in smell or taste Achilles' heel a weakness acknowledge to admit; to confess acme highest point; peak acoustics branch of physics dealing with sound acquiesce to agree; to consent acquit to free of guilt; to clear acrid bitter to the taste or smell; sarcastic acrimonious harsh in speech or behavior acronym word formed from initials acrophobia fear of heights actuate to put into motion or action acumen mental keenness; shrewdness acute sharp; keen ad infinitum endlessly; forever ad lib to act or speak without preparation adage a familiar saying adamant stubborn; unyielding adapt to adjust; to change addendum something added as a supplement addled confused adduce to give an example in proving something adept highly skilled adherent sticking fast (adjective); a follower or a supporter (noun) adipose fatty adjacent near; close; adjoining adjudicate to judge adjunct a subordinate; an assistant admonish to warn ado fuss; trouble adonis a very handsome man adorn to dress up; to decorate adroit skillful; clever adulation excessive praise or flattery adulterate to make impure advent an arrival; a coming adventitious accidental; nonessential adversary enemy; opponent adversity a misfortune; distress advocate to recommend; to defend