| Term | Definition |
| belie | to misrepresent or expose something as false |
| belittle | to regard as unimportant |
| Austere | unadorned simple sparse |
| baleful | harmful, with evil intentintion |
| assail | to assault violently |
| atrophy | wasting away a prgressive decline |
| Antagonist | foe, opponent |
| arbiter | a person who meditates or judges |
| Amiable | friendly, agreeable |
| animosity | strong, often active hostility or resentment |
| Amalgamate | to unite or join into one |
| Ameliorate | to improve a situation or condition |
| Affinity | a likeness a fondness |
| aloof | uninvolved unfriendly or distant |
| Acquiesce | to comply unwillingly |
| aesthetic | relating to what is beautiful or attractive |
| Abstinence | self denial especially resistance to tempting foods |
| Abstruse | Difficult to comprehend obscure |
| Aberration | something unusual diffrent from the typical |
| abet | to actively to help |