1) abandon – v. give up completely
2) abate – v. lessen
3) abject – adj. completely without pride or dignity
4) aberration – n. deviation from the norm
5) abjure – v. renounce a belief, cause, or claim
6) abnegation – n. renounce or reject something
7) abrogate – v. do away with (a law, right, or responsibility)
8) abscond – v. flee
9) abstruse – adj. dense or obscure
10) abysmal – adj. Terrible
11) accede – v. agree to a demand
12) acumen – n. ability to make good judgments 13) adamant – adj. stubborn
14) adapt – v. modify
15) admonish – v. reprimand someone
16) advantageous — adj. beneficial circumstances 17) affluent – adj. wealthy
18) alacrity – n. brisk eagerness
19) ambivalence – n. state of uncertainty
20) anomaly — n. outside of what is normal or expected