English Vocabulary: Words Starting with A

Vocabulary flashcards covering target words starting with the letter 'A', including definitions, key synonyms, and derived grammatical forms.

abandon (v.)

To give up, surrender, desert, forsake, or abdicate.

abandonment (n.)

The act of leaving, giving up, or canceling something.

abandoned (adj.)

Left behind, deserted, or discarded.

abbreviate (v.)

To shorten, condense, abridge, compress, or digest written text or speech.

abbreviation (n.)

A shortened form of a word or phrase.

abbreviated (adj.)

Shortened or made brief.

abduct (v.)

To take someone away illegally by force; to kidnap or steal.

abduction (n.)

The action of kidnapping or forcibly carrying someone away.

abductor (n.)

A person who kidnaps or abducts someone.

ability (n.)

The capacity, capability, qualification, or efficiency to perform a task.

inability (n.)

The state of lacking the capacity or capability to do something.

disability (n.)

A condition or limitation that causes physical or mental impairment.

enable vs. disable (v.)

To make able or provide the means to do something versus to make unable or incapacitate.

abolish (v.)

To officially end, eradicate, eliminate, get rid of, or dispose of a system or practice.

abolition (n.)

The act of eliminating, eradicating, or officially ending something.

abolishable (adj.)

Capable of being eliminated, eradicated, or abolished.