| Term | Definition |
| abash | to make ashamed; to embarrass |
| abate | to subside; to reduce |
| abdicate | to step down from a position of power or responsibility |
| aberration | something not typical; a deviation from the standard |
| abhor | to hate very, very much; to detest |
| abject | hopeless; extremely sad and servile; defeated |
| abnegate | to deny oneself things; to reject; to renounce |
| abortive | unsuccessful |
| abridge | to shorten; to condense |
| absolute | total; unlimited |
| absolve | to forgive or free from blame; to free from sin; to free from an obligation |