| aberration | Deviation from a right, customary |
| abrade | To wear away the surface by friction |
| accession | Induction |
| actuate | To move or incite to action |
| aggrandize | To cause to appear greatly |
| altercate | To contend angrily or zealously in words |
| ambulate | To walk about |
| amply | Sufficiently |
| animosity | Hatred |
| antiquate | To make old or out of date |
| apostate | False |
| arid | Very dry |
| assailant | One who attacks |
| assonance | Correspondence in sound |
| augur | To predict |
| avarice | Passion for getting and keeping riches |
| banal | Commonplace |
| barring | Apart from |
| batten | A narrow strip of wood |
| bedaub | To smear over |
| befog | To confuse |
| bemoan | To lament |
| benign | Good and kind |
| bequeath | To give by will |
| beset | To attack by all sides |