Inital A

• abandon: lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm abandonment: giving up completely; freedom from constraint

• abbreviation: shortening something by omitting parts of it

• abeyance: suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension

• abide: endure; put up with; bear; tolerate

• ability: capacity; skill

• abnormal: unusual; not typical; not normal

• aboard: on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle; in or into a group, organization, or business

• abolish: cancel; put an end to; destroy completely officially end a law, a system or an installation

• abolition: ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with

• abortion: termination of pregnancy; failure of a plan

• abortive: unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless

• abridge: condense; shorten; reduce length of written text to abridge a book

• abrogate: abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority officially end a law or agreement

• abrupt: broken off; very steep; having sudden transitions from one subject to another _abrupt change/halt

• absence: state of being absent; state of being away

• absent: go away or leave ; missing; not present

• absolute: perfect in quality or nature; complete; totally unlimited; certain

• absolutely: utterly; definitely

• absorb: assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention

• absorption: process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion; state of mental concentration

• abstract: theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand

• absurd: preposterous; ridiculously incongruous or unreasonable; foolish

• absurdity: quality of being absurd or inconsistent with obvious truth, reason, or sound judgment; logical contradiction

• abundance: great or plentiful amount; fullness to overflowing

• abundant: plentiful; possessing riches or resources

• abuse: improper use or handling; misuse

• academic: related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to scholarly organization; based on formal education

• academy: school for special instruction; society of scholars, scientists, or artists

• accede: agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede

• accelerate: move faster; cause to develop or progress more quickly; occur sooner than expected acceleration: faster rate of improvement; rate of change of velocity with respect to time

• access: approach; entry; entrance

• accessible: easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with

• accessory: additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item

• accident: event that takes place without one’s foresight or expectation; sudden, and unexpected event

• accidental: unexpected; unforeseen

• accidentally: inadvertently; by chance; casually; fortuitously; not essentially or intrinsically accommodate: do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for accommodation: living quarters provided for public convenience

• accompaniment: act of accompanying someone or something accompany: travel with; be associated with

• accomplish: succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete accomplishment: achievement; fulfillment

• accord: settlement or compromise of conflicting opinions; written agreement between two states account: narrative or record of events; reason given for a particular action or event

• accountant: one who maintains and audits business accounts

• accounting: system that provides quantitative information about finances

• accrue: increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time

• accumulate: pile up; collect; mount up; increase

• accumulation: increase by natural growth or addition; concentration

• accuracy: quality of nearness to the truth or the true value

• accurate: capable of providing a correct reading or measurement; performing with care and precision accusation: indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party

• accuse: blame; condemn

• achieve: gain with effort; accomplish; fulfill

• achievement: feat; accomplishment; award for completing a particular task or meeting an objective

• acid: sour; water-soluble compounds having a sour taste; quality of being sarcastic, bitter, or scornful

• acknowledge: declare to be true or admit; express obligation, thanks

• acquaint: inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar

• acquaintance: personal knowledge or information about someone or something

• acquainted: known by or familiar with another; informed or familiar

• acquire: gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with tracking system

• acquisition: act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something

• across: from side to side; crosswise, or in a direction opposed to the length

• activate: make active or more active; stimulate; make radioactive

• actively: energetically; vigorously; in an active manner; voluntarily, not passively

• actual: true; real; being, existing, or acting at the present moment; current

• actually: truly; really; in fact

• acute: quickly perceptive; keen; having a sharp point or tip; extremely sharp or severe

• adapt: make fit for; change to suit a new purpose

• adaptation: modification; alteration or adjustment in structure or habits

• additional: further; extra; supplemental or added to

• additive: addition; supplement

• address: make a formal speech to; deal with or discuss; direct efforts or attention of

• adequate: sufficient; enough to meet a purpose

• adhere: stick fast; stick to firmly; be compatible or in accordance with

• adhesive: glue; paste ; substance that unites or bonds surfaces together

• adjacent: adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near

• adjoin: be next to; be contiguous to; border on

• adjust: adapt; regulate

• adjustment: making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances

• administer: govern; supervise; give or apply medications

• administration: management; supervision; people who are in charge for management; activity of government for powers and duties

• administrative: of or relating to or responsible for administration

• admiration: favorable judgment; feeling of pleasure, wonder, and approval

• admire: regard with wonder or astonishment; view with surprise; marvel at

• admission: act or practice of admitting; power or permission to enter

• admit: permit to enter; receive; provide the right or a means of entrance to

• admittedly: doubtlessly; in an acknowledged manner; confessedly

• adolescence: state of growing up from childhood to manhood or womanhood; transitional period between youth and maturity

• adolescent: a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity;

• adopt: accept; take on; raise; take into one’s family

• adoption: act of accepting with approval

• adore: worship with profound reverence; pay divine honors to; regard with the utmost esteem and affection

• adorn: enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments

• adornment: embellishment; decoration; something that beautifies or adorns; ornament

• adult: one who has attained maturity or legal age; fully grown

• advance: proceed; move forward; improve; moving forward

• advanced: improved; highly developed or complex; ahead of the times; progressive

• adventure: something happens without design; chance; hazard; risk; danger

• adventurous: valiant; venturesome; inclined or willing to incur hazard or engage in adventures

• adversary: opponent in contest; someone who offers opposition

• adverse: in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose

• adversity: state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune

• advertise: give notice to; inform or apprise; make known; give public notice of

• advisable: proper to be advised or to be done; expedient; prudent; ready to receive advice

• advocate: speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something

• aerial: of the air or atmosphere; produced by or found in the air; performed in the air

• affect: have an emotional or cognitive impact upon

• affection: fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness

• affectionate: having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; kindly inclined; zealous

• affiliate: associate; incorporate

• affirm: assert; confirm

• affirmation: positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath affirmative: confirmative; ratifying; giving assent or approval; confirming

• afford: pay; provide; have the financial means for; bear the cost of

• affordable: able to pay for

• agency: a business that serves other businesses; an administrative unit of government

• agent: one that acts on behalf of other persons or organizations

• aggravate: worsen; make worse or more troublesome

• aggregate: gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to

• aggregation: several things grouped together or considered as a whole

• aggressive: making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly

• aggressor: one that engages in aggression; person who first attacks

• agitate: cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb

• agitation: anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance

• agony: extreme pain of mind or body; anguish; last struggle of life; death struggle

• agreeable: ready to consent or submit; acceptable

• agreement: state of agreeing; harmony of opinion, statement, action, or character

• agriculture: practice of cultivating the land or raising stock

• aid: person or thing that promotes or helps in something done; helper; assistant

• ailment: sickness; illness; affliction

• aim: point or direct towards an object or spot with the intent of hitting it

• air: be broadcast on television or radio

• aircraft: vehicle that can fly, such as an airplane, helicopter, balloon

• aisle: passageway between rows of seats, as in an auditorium or an airplane; wing of a building

• ajar: half-open; slightly turned or opened

• alarm: any sound or information intended to give notice of approaching danger

• album: a list of names; a register for visitors; a blank book, in which to insert autographs sketches, memorial writing of friends, photographs

• alert: warning serves; alarm; condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action

• alien: dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person

• alienate: cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer property or ownership; isolate or dissociate emotionally

• alignment: arrangement; association; alliance

• alike: similar; in the same manner or to the same degree

• allergic: excessively sensitive; susceptible; having an allergy

• allergy: hyper sensitivity reaction; abnormally high sensitivity to certain substances

• alliance: state of being allied; act of allying or uniting; a union or connection of interests between families, states, parties

• allocate: assign; distribute according to plan

• allot: parcel out in parts or portions; distribute to each individual concerned; assign as a share or lot

• allowance: approval; act of allowing, granting, or admitting

• alloy: combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate

• ally: confederate; partner; collaborator

• alone: solitary; by oneself

• along: by the length; in a line with the length; onward; forward; in company; together

• alongside: along or by the side; side by side with

• alter: modify; cause to change; make different; convert

• alternate: happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute

• alternation: successive change from one thing or state to another and back again

• alternative: one of two or more things, ideas or courses of action that may be used; option; choice altitude: elevation especially above sea level; height

• aluminum: silvery ductile metallic element

• amateur: nonprofessional; lacking the skill of a professional, as in an art

• amaze: astonish; affect with wonder

• amazement: wonder; state of extreme surprise or wonder; astonishment

• ambassador: authorized messenger or representative

• ambiguity: state of being ambiguous; doubtfulness or uncertainty

• ambiguous: unclear or doubtful in meaning

• ambition: aspiration

• ambitious: aspiring; having a strong desire for success or achievement

• ambulance: field hospital organized as to follow an army in its movements; wagon for conveying the wounded to hospital

• amend: change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors

• amendment: correction; revision

• amends: compensation for a loss or injury; recompense; reparation

• amiable: good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly

• amicable: exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome

• amid: in the middle of; among; surrounded by

• ammunition: military stores or provisions; articles used in weapons, as powder, balls, shot, shells

• amount: total of two or more quantities; aggregate; sum

• ample: more than enough in size or scope or capacity; fairly large

• amplification: addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail

• amplify: broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase

• amuse: occupy or engage the attention of; lose in deep thought

• analogy: similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity

• analysis: study; investigation; process of breaking down a substance into its constituent parts

• analytical: of analysis; resolving into elements or parts

• analyze: diagnose; examine

• ancestor: forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor

• anchor: secure or fasten firmly; be fixed in place; narrate or coordinate

• anecdote: short account of amusing or interesting event; short narrative; secret story of history or biography

• angular: sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner

• animate: endowed with life; alive; living; animated

• animation: act of animating, or giving life or spirit; state of being animate or alive.

• ankle: joint which connects the foot with the leg; tarsus

• annex: append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit

• anniversary: annual; yearly; annual return of the day on which any notable event took place

• announce: herald; give out; proclaim; make known publicly

• announcement: formal public statement; act of making known publicly

• announcer: one who proclaims a message publicly

• annoy: disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate

• annual: occurring or payable every year

• annually: yearly; each year; returning every year; year by year

• antagonism: active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor

• antagonist: one who contends with another, especially in combat; an adversary; opponent

• Antarctic: opposite to the northern or arctic pole; relating to the southern pole or to the region near it

• antibiotic: of or relating to chemical substance that kills microorganisms and cures infections

• anticipate: act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict

• anticipation: something expected; pleasurable expectation; wishing with confidence

• antique: any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion

• antonym: word of opposite meaning; counter term

• anxiety: concern something in state of painful uneasiness; state of restlessness and agitation

• anxious: eager; keen; worried; uneasy and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter

• anyhow: in any way or manner whatever; at any rate; in any event

• apart: separately, in regard to space or company; in a state of separation as to place; aside

• ape: imitate; mimic, as an ape imitates human actions

• apologize: beg pardon

• apology: acknowledgment expressing regret or asking pardon for a fault or offense; explanation or excuse

• apparatus: a group of parts that work together to perform given function; appliance or device for particular purpose

• apparent: capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to eye

• appeal: attraction; charm; attract; fascinate; challenge

• appealing: attractive; charming

• appendix: something appended or added

• appetite: instinctive physical desire, especially one for food or drink

• applaud: acclaim; express approval, especially by clapping the hands

• appliance: durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use

• applicable: capable of being applied; fit or suitable to be applied; having relevance

• applicant: candidate

• application: close attention; work of applying something; verbal or written request for assistance

• apply: exert; put into service; avail oneself to;

• appoint: designate; nominate

• appointment: act of putting a person into a non-elective position; arrangement

• appreciable: considerable; perceptible

• appreciate: be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of

• appreciation: recognition; taste; judgment or opinion, especially a favorable one

• appreciative: having or showing a just or ready appreciation or perception

• apprentice: works for an expert to learn a trade; beginner; learner

• approach: access; method

• appropriate: acquire; take possession of for one’s own use; set apart for specific use

• approval: official approbation; endorsement; act of approving

• approve: ratify; consider right or good; think or speak favorably of

• approximate: approach; come near

• approximately: about; roughly

• apt: likely; exactly suitable; appropriate; quick to learn or understand

• aptitude: inherent ability; quickness in learning and understanding

• arbitrary: randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle

• arbitrator: someone chosen to judge and decide disputed issue; one having ability or power to make authoritative decisions

• arc: continuous portion of a circle; something curved in shape

• arch: any part of a curved line

• archaeology: study of artifacts and relics of early mankind

• architect: one who designs and supervises the construction of buildings or other large structures architecture: art and science of designing and erecting buildings; buildings and other large structures ardent: displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate

• arduous: demanding great effort or labor; difficult

• area: plane surface, as of the floor of a room; open space in a building; the enclosed space; extent; scope; range

• arena: playing field where sports events take place; large structure for open-air sports or entertainments

• argue: invent and offer reasons to support or overthrow a proposition, opinion, or measure; debate arise: come up from a lower to a higher position; come above the horizon; spring up; come into action aristocracy: hereditary nobility; privileged class

• aristocrat: one of the aristocracy or people of rank in a community; one of a ruling class; a noble arithmetic: theory of numerical calculations

• armour: defensive covering, as of metal, wood, or leather, worn to protect the body against weapons

• arms: weapons considered collectively; official symbols of a family

• arouse: excite; stimulate; awaken from or as if from sleep

• arrange: put in proper order; dispose in the manner intended, or best suited for the purpose arrangement: composition; order

• array: set out for display or use; place in orderly arrangement

• arrest: stop or slow down; catch someone’s attention; take into custody

• arrogance: overbearing pride; haughtiness; manifest feeling of personal superiority in rank, power, or estimation

• arrogant: arising from feeling or assumption of one’s superiority toward others

• article: essay; editorial; individual thing or element of a class

• artificial: made by humans; produced rather than natural.

• ascend: climb; mount

• ascertain: find out for certain; discover with certainty; make sure of

• ascribe: inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality ashamed: affected by shame; abashed or confused by guilt

• aside: on, or to, one side; out of a straight line, course, or direction; at a little distance from the rest

• aspect: distinct feature or element in a problem; a way in which something can be viewed by the mind

• aspirin: white crystalline compound drug to relieve pain and reduce fever and inflammation

• assassination: act of assassinating; killing by treacherous violence; murder of public figure by surprise attack

• assault: attack; onslaught

• assemble: put together; bring or call together into a group or whole

• assembly: gathering; meeting; a group of persons gathered together for common reason

• assert: declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly

• assess: estimate value; judge worth of something

• assessment: act of judging or assessing; amount determined as payable

• assign: appoint; allot; make over; point out authoritatively or exactly

• assignment: task given to students; job; distribution; appointment

• assist: give help or support to, especially as a subordinate

• assistance: activity of contributing to fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose assistant: helper; person who assists or helps someone else

• associate: connect or join together; combine

• association: connection, whether of persons of things; union of persons in a company or society for some particular purpose

• assorted: varied; miscellaneous

• assortment: variety; collection containing a variety of sorts of things

• assume: suppose; presume; take on; bear

• assumption: something taken for accepted as true without proof; taking over or taking possession of assurance: promise or pledge; certainty; self-confidence; freedom from doubt

• assure: solidify; guarantee; convince

• assured: made sure; exhibiting confidence or authority; indubitable

• astonish: surprise; shock

• astound: affect with wonder; surprise; shock

• astray: away from the correct path or direction, either in a literal or in a figurative sense; wandering

• astronomer: a physicist who studies astronomy

• astronomical: enormously large or extensive; relating to astronomy

• astronomy: branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and universe as a whole

• athlete: sports man; one who contended for prize in public games

• atlas: a bound volume of maps, charts, or tables

• atmosphere: air

• atom: a tiny piece of anything; the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element

• atomic: of or relating to or comprising atoms; immeasurably small

• attach: fasten; annex; be in contact with

• attachment: a bond, as of affection or loyalty; fond regard; supplementary part; accessory

• attack: offensive move; expression of strong criticism; hostile comment

• attain: achieve or accomplish; gain

• attempt: action of trying at something

• attend: be present at; go to; take care of; tend

• attendance: act of being present

• attendant: aide; servant; accompanying; person who participates in a meeting

• attention: act or state of attending or heeding; application of the mind to any object of sense, representation, or thought

• attentive: alert and watchful; considerate; thoughtful

• attic: story or room directly below the roof of a building, especially a house;

• attitude: posture, action, or disposition of a figure or a statue

• attorney: lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy

• attract: draw to, or cause to tend to; engage or fix, as the mind, attention; invite or allure

• attraction: appeal; a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts

• attribute: essential quality; reputation; honor

• auction: public sale of property to the highest bidder

• audience: a group of people within hearing; crowd seeing a stage performance

• auditorium: area of theater or concert hall where audience sits

• august: impressive; majestic; inspiring awe or admiration

• author: beginner, former, or first mover of anything; creator; originator; one who composes or writes book or composer

• authority: jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government

• authorization: act of giving authority or legal power; establishment by authority; sanction or warrant authorize: empower; give permission for; sanction

• autobiography: biography or story written by yourself

• automate: control or operate by automation; replace or enhance human labor with machines

• automatic: mechanized; operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control

• automation: act or process of converting the controlling of a machine or device to a more automatic system, such as computer or electronic controls

• automobile: self-propelled vehicle suitable for use on street or roadway

• autonomous: self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent

• autonomy: independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination

• auxiliary: helper, additional or subsidiary

• avail: turn to advantage of; be of service to; profit; promote

• available: convenient for use or disposal; not busy, free; obtainable; accessible

• avenge: take vengeance for something, or on behalf of someone

• avenue: way or opening for entrance or exit place; passage by which a place may be reached; broad street

• average: typical; mean; achieve or reach on average

• aviation: art or science of flying; flight; aeronautics

• avoid: shield away from; prevent

• aware: knowing; having knowledge or cognizance

• awe: mixed emotion of reverence, respect, dread, and wonder; fear, as of something evil

• awful: causing fear, dread, or terror; extremely bad or unpleasant; terrible

• awkward: difficult to handle or manage

• awkwardly: in an uncomfortable, nervous or embarrassed way

• axis: the center around which something rotates; pivot

• axle: pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which revolves with a wheel; transverse bar or shaft connecting the opposite wheels of a car or carriage