| 1 | abash | to make ashamed |
| 2 | abate | to put an end to |
| 3 | abbess | a female superior or governess of a nunnery |
| 4 | abbey | a monastery or society of people |
| 5 | abbot | the superior or head of an abbey or monastery |
| 6 | abbreviate | to make shorter |
| 7 | abdicate | to surrender, renounce or relinquish |
| 8 | abdomen | the belly/stomach |
| 9 | abduct | to take away secretly by force |
| 10 | abed | in bed |
| 11 | aberrant | straying from the right or normal way |
| 12 | abet | to assist or encourage by aid, especially in crime |
| 13 | abeyance | temporary inactivity |
| 14 | abhor | to loath |
| 15 | abide | to wait for |
| 16 | abject | to cast off or down, to abase |
| 17 | abjure | to renounce upon oath |
| 18 | abnegate | to deny (oneself something) |
| 19 | abnormal | not conforming to rule or system |
| 20 | abominable | very hateful, detestable |
| 21 | abomination | anything greatly disliked or abhorred |
| 22 | aboriginal | original or indigenous to a place |
| 23 | abort | to miscarry, to bring forth something prematurely |
| 24 | abortive | unsuccessful |
| 25 | abound | to be plentiful, to be very prevalent, to overflow |
| 26 | aboveboard | in open sight, without concealment, or deception |
| 27 | abrade | to rub or wear away |
| 28 | abrasive | rough enough to wear away the outer surface |
| 29 | abridge | to shorten in duration |
| 30 | abrogate | to abolish by authoritative action |
| 31 | abscess | to form such a collection of pus |
| 32 | abscission | the act of cutting off |
| 33 | abscond | to depart secretly |
| 34 | absence | a state of being absent |
| 35 | absolute | free from imperfection, complete |
| 36 | absolve | to set free from an obligation |
| 37 | abstain | refrain from (something) |
| 38 | abstemious | restraint especially in the consumption of food or alcohol |
| 39 | abstinence | voluntary forbearance esp. from indulgence of an appetite |
| 40 | abstract | to separate, to remove, to take away |
| 41 | abstruse | difficult to comprehend |
| 42 | abundant | fully sufficient, in great quantity |
| 43 | abusive | treating badly or injuriously |
| 44 | abut | to touch by means of a mutual border, to meet |
| 45 | abysmal | extremely hopeless, bad, or severe |
| 46 | abyss | an immeasurably deep gulf or great space |
| 47 | accede | (obsolete) to approach, to arrive, to come forward |
| 48 | accentuate | to pronounce with an accent or vocal stress |
| 49 | access | to gain or obtain access to |
| 50 | accession | to make a record of (additions to a collection) |