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abase to lower or reduce in rank; degrade abate to decrease in intensity; to lessen abdictate to relinquish or surrender; to disown abduct to carry away a person by force; to kidnap aberration something outside of what is normal or expected abet to encourage or assist abeyance a temporary inactivity; suspension abhor to hate intensely; loathe abide to allow or tolerate abject in a low or poor condition; cast down abjure to formally renounce; to reject a position or belief abridge to condense or shorten, especially a literary work abrogate to annul or discontinue; abolish abscond to depart secretly; to hide absolution forgiveness; releasing from guilt or sin absolve to free from guilt or responsibility; to acquit abstain to refuse to participate; to refrain abut to border; to have at least one point of contact accede to express approval; to give consent accentuate to highlight, accent, or stress accost to approach aggressively and wthout invitation accretion the gathering of objects over time; collection acumen sharpness of mind; shrewdness acute sharp; intense; urgent adhere to follow or agree with; stick to adherent a believer, follower, or advocate of a particular idea or set of ideas admonish to express warning or disapproval, especially for the purpose of encouragement or instruction adorn to decorate adulation enthusiastic praise; excessive devotion adverse hostile; unfavorable; opposite in position adversity a condition of suffering or bad fortune aesthetic involving a sensuous appreciation of beauty affinity a special attraction or relationship; kinship affluent having an abundance; wealthy affront a deliberately offensive or insulting act or statement aggrandize to make greater, at least in appearance; exalt aggravate to make worse or more severe aggregate cluster; collection; sum agile able to move quickly and gracefully alacrity speed; eagerness; readiness alcove a small room leading to a larger one; niche alias an assumed name allay to reduce in intensity allege to state or accuse without complete proof alleviate to make easier; lighten; relieve alloy a mixture of two or more metals amalgamate to enter into a union; to combine ambrosial pleasing to the senses; divine amenable capable of submission; obedient; responsive amenity something that produces pleasure or convenience amiable good-natured; friendly amicable displaying friendship and good will amorous expressing or feeling love anachronism something chronologically out of place analgesic removing sense of pain without loss of consciousness anecdote an interesting or amusing incident, told as a story anguish extreme mental or emotional pain; torment animosity ill-will; resentment; hostile feelings annex to add or attach a new section anomaly something that deviates from what is expected anonymous nameless; unidentified antecedent a prior event, usually with subsequent effects antediluvian before the Biblical flood; very old anthology a collection of artistic pieces of the same form antidote something that counteracts negative effects antiseptic germ-free aphorism a truth stated in one sentence; maxim aplomb self-assurance; poise apocryphal of doubtful or unverifiable authorship apostate person who has abandoned his religion or beliefs apotheosis ultimate status; divine form appraise to judge the value of something; estimate apprehend to take hold of; to arrest apprehensive feeling great anxiety; worried aprobation approval apropos relevant; appropriate arable soil that is suitable for crop production arbiter person having thee authority to settle a dispute arboreal relating to or resembling a tree ardor heated emotion; passion arduous difficult; onerous