List of Vocabulary Words that start with the letter “A” and their definitions.
- Abase: to lower in rank, status, or reputation
- Abash: to make ashamed or embarrassed
- Abate: to reduce in intensity or degree
- Abdicate: to renounce or relinquish a position, right, or power
- Aberrant: deviating from the norm or standard
- Abeyance: a state of temporary disuse or suspension
- Abhor: to detest or hate intensely
- Abject: pitiful or miserable in condition or circumstances
- Abjure: to renounce or reject formally
- Ablution: a washing or cleansing, especially of the body
- Abnegation: self-denial or self-sacrifice
- Abominate: to loathe or despise intensely
- Abominable: worthy of or causing disgust or hatred
- Abominably: in a manner that is detestable or reprehensible
- Aborning: coming into being; being born
- Abortive: unsuccessful or ineffective
- Abound: to be present in large quantities or numbers
- Abreast: alongside or parallel to something, especially in a line
- Abridge: to shorten or condense
- Abrogate: to repeal or annul by authority
- Abstemious: sparing in consumption, especially of food and drink
- Abstention: the act of abstaining, especially from voting
- Abstinent: refraining from indulging an appetite or desire, especially for alcohol
- Abstruse: difficult to understand or explain
- Abulia: a loss of will or motivation
- Abundant: present in large quantity; plentiful
- Abusive: using language that is rude, insulting, or threatening
- Abut: to touch or be in contact with at a boundary
- Abysmal: extremely bad or severe
- Acarpous: producing no fruit or crops
- Accede: to agree to a request or demand
- Accentuate: to give emphasis or stress to
- Accessible: able to be reached or entered
- Acclamation: loud and enthusiastic approval
- Accolade: an expression of praise or admiration
- Accost: to approach and speak to boldly or aggressively
- Accretion: the process of growth or increase by addition
- Accrue: to accumulate or increase over time
- Accumulate: to gather or collect, especially gradually
- Accurate: free from error or mistake; precise
- Accursed: damned or damned to be; under a curse
- Accusatory: containing or expressing an accusation
- Acephalous: lacking a head or leader
- Ache: to suffer from physical pain or discomfort
- Acquiesce: to accept or comply with something reluctantly or without protest
- Acquit: to clear of a charge or accusation
- Acrid: having a sharp, pungent smell or taste
- Acrimony: bitterness or ill will
- Acrophobia: a fear of heights
- Actuate: to put into motion or action
- Acumen: keen insight or judgment
- Adage: a saying or proverb that expresses a truth based on common sense or experience
- Adamantine: extremely hard or unyielding
- Adduce: to present as evidence or support