| Term | Definition |
|---|
| abash | cause to feel embarrassed,disconnected or ashamed |
| abate | lessen the intensity ,degree ,force |
| abdicate | to renounce or relinquish |
| aberrant | deviating from the proper or expected course or abnormal |
| aberration | a deviation from the normal or typical or strangeness |
| abeyance | temporary suspension of an activity |
| abhor | regard with disgust or hatred |
| abject | miserable or wretched |
| abjure | to renounce or repudiate |
| ablution | a washing or cleansing of the body esp as a part of a religious rite |
| accustomed | familiar as by practice use or habit ,acquainted |
| adage | maxim or old saying aphorism |
| addle | muddle or confused or astound |
| admonish | to warn or advise |
| adroit | skillful or clever |
| adulation | excessive flattery or admiration blandishment |
| adventitious | happening accidentally or not planned or fortuitous |
| aegis | a shield or protection |
| aesthetic | showing good taste or artistic |
| affable | pleasant and easy to approach or talk to , friendly,amiable or amicable |
| affected | assumed or simulated to impress, artificial |
| affliction | severe pain or suffering ,adversity |
| agglomeration | a jumbled heap or mass or aggrandizement or congregation |
| aggrandize | to make greater,more powerful |
| agnostic | a person who is not sure whether or not God exists or doubter |
| alacrity | great willingness or enthusiasm |
| allay | calm or pacify |
| alleviate | to make less severe or mitigate assuage |
| allude | to refer in casual or indirect way |
| altruism | work for others |
| ambidextrous | able to use both hands with equal ease |
| ambivalence | uncertainty or vacillation |
| ameliorate | to improve or amend |
| amenable | easy to control,willing to be influenced |
| amiable | having a pleasant and friendly disposition |
| amicable | affable or genial cordial |
| amnesty | a pardon or absolution |
| amorous | showing sexual desire and love |
| anomalous | deviating from the regular arrangement or abnormal |
| apathy | lack of interest or detachment |
| aplomb | assurance or poise |
| apocalyptic | prophetic or pertaining to revelations |
| apocryphal | of questionable authorship or authenticity |
| Apostate | a person who abandons political or religious beliefs or renegade |
| archetype | prototype or standard type |
| arduous | hard an laborious or onerous |
| arraign | charge in court or indict |
| asinine | stupid or silly |
| askance | with a sideways glance or obliquely or with disapproval or suspicion |
| aspersion | the act of defaming or slander |
| assiduous | hard-working and systematic or diligent |
| astute | having a clever or shrewd mind |
| atrophy | wasting away esp of body tissue |
| attenuate | to soothe or calm |
| avarice | immoderate desire for wealth or cupidity |
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