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- abdicate
- abandon
- aberration
- atypical
- abhorrence
- detest
- abjure
- renounce under oath
- abnegation
- self-denial
- abrogate
- break (legal)
- abscond
- hide
- absolve
- set free from guilt
- abstain
- refrain
- abstemious
- moderate (gluttonous antonym)
- antonym
- opposite
- abstruse
- hard to understand
- esoteric
- hard to understand
- abut
- boundary
- abysmal
- immeasurable; bottomless
- accolade
- praise; honor
- acquiesce
- agree silently
- acrophobia
- fear heights
- acumen
- keenness
- adamant
- stubborn
- addle
- confound
- adjure
- advise; beg
- adroit
- skill, resourcefulness
- adulation
- excessive praise
- adumbrate
- obscure
- aestivate
- lazy summer
- agglomeration
- collection in cluster
- agoraphobia
- fear open spaces
- alacrity
- readiness/eagerness
- lassitude
- lack of readiness/eagerness
- allegory
- symbolic expression
- allusion
- hint; indirect reference
- alms
- charity
- alpinism
- mountain climbing
- altruistic
- unselfish
- ambergris
- product sperm whale/perfume
- amphora
- greek jar (two handles)
- anathema
- curse/ban
- andiron
- metal support logs fire
- androphobia
- fear men
- anneal
- toughen
- anodyne
- pain reliever
- anomaly
- irregularity
- antipathy
- hatred
- antipathy (antonym)
- sympathy
- antiseptic
- free germs
- antithesis
- direct opposite
- aphelion
- point in planet orbit, furthest sun
- apocalyptic
- discovery/ revelation
- apocryphal
- doubtful authenticity
- apogee
- point satellite orbit furthest from center earth
- aquiline
- hooked, like eagle
- arachnophobia
- spiders
- archon
- magistrate ancient athens; ruler
- arid
- dull, unimaginative; dry
- arrogate
- seize without justification; usurp
- artifice
- cleverness; ingenuity
- assiduous
- diligent
- assuage
- pacify; ease intensity; appease
- assuage (antonym)
- exacerbate
- astraphobia
- fear lightening
- atrophy
- degeneration
- attenuate
- weaken
- austral
- southern
- austral (antonym)
- boreal
- axiom
- self-evident rule or truth; widely accepted
- azure
- sky blue
- baleful
- menacing; harmful
- balmy
- soothing; mild
- banal
- trite; commonplace
- bellicose
- start wars or fights
- bellicose (antonym)
- pacific
- beneficent
- beneficial
- beneficent (antonym)
- deleterious
- benign
- gracious; not threatening to health