| abash | to embarrass |
| abate | to subside, to reduce |
| abdicate | to step down from power |
| aberration | a deviation from the norm (starts with ab) |
| abhor | to detest |
| abject | hopeless, extremely sad and servile (starts with a) |
| abnegate | to renounce |
| abortive | unsuccessful |
| abridge | to shorten (starts with a) |
| absolute | total |
| absolve | to free from blame or sin, to remove responsibility |