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) |