Vocabulary: A
39 words starting with A at the beginner level
Abate
(Of something perceived as hostile, threatening, or negative) to become less intense or widespread.
Abjure
To solemnly renounce (a belief, cause, or claim).
Abstain
To restrain oneself from doing or enjoying something.
Abstruse
Difficult to understand; obscure.
accord
an agreement
Acumen
The ability to make good judgments and quick decisions, typically in a particular domain.
Adroit
Clever or skillful in using the hands or mind.
Adulterate
To render (something) poorer in quality by adding another substance, typically an inferior one.
Advocate
(Verb) To publicly recommend or support; (Noun) A person who publicly supports a cause.
Aesthetic
Concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty.
Affluent
Sumptuously rich, elaborate, or luxurious.
affront
an insult
Aggrandize
To increase the power, status, or wealth of.
Alacrity
Brisk and cheerful readiness.
allay
to soothe, ease
Alleviate
To make (suffering, deficiency, or a problem) less severe.
Ambivalent
Having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone.
Ameliorate
To make (something bad or unsatisfactory) better.
Amorphous
Without a clearly defined shape or form; vague.
Anachronistic
Belonging to a period other than that being portrayed (usually old-fashioned).
Analogous
Comparable in certain respects, typically in a way that makes clearer the nature of the things compared.
Anomalous
Deviating from what is standard, normal, or expected.
Antithesis
A person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else.
Apathy
Lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern.
Appease
To pacify or placate (someone) by acceding to their demands.
Apprehension
Anxiety or fear that something bad or unpleasant will happen.
Arcane
Understood by few; mysterious or secret.
arid
excessively dry
Artless
Without guile or deception.
Ascetic
Characterized by or suggesting the practice of severe self-discipline and abstention from all forms of indulgence.
Assuage
To make (an unpleasant feeling) less intense; to satisfy (an appetite or desire).
ate
to make
atone
to repent, make amends
Audacious
(1) Showing a willingness to take surprisingly bold risks. (2) Showing an impudent lack of respect.
Augment
To make (something) greater by adding to it; increase.
Austere
Severe or strict in manner, attitude, or appearance; having no comforts or luxuries.
Avaricious
Having or showing an extreme greed for wealth or material gain.
Aver
To state or assert to be the case.
Axiomatic
Self-evident or unquestionable.