Belabor
To assail verbally; To insist repeatedly or harp on
Amphitheatre
Oval-shaped theatre
Anathema
Curse, ban
Annul
Cancel, nullify
Anodyne
Pain soothing
Anoint
Consecrate, to apply oil, especially as a sacred rite
Antediluvian
Ancient, obsolete, pre-historic
Antithesis
direct opposite
Apathetic
Unconcerned, indifferent
Aphasia
Inability to speak or use words
Aplomb
poise, confidence
Apocryphal
a doubtful authenticity, not genuine, fictional
Apostate
one who abandoned their faith
Apotheosis
Defication, glorification
Approbation
Praise, official approval
Archaic
antiquated, from an earlier time
Archipelago
group of islands
ardor
great emotion or passion
arraign
to indict, to call to court to answer a charge
arrogate
seize without right, to demand or claim arrogantly
ascendancy
powerful state
ashen
resembling ashes, or deathly pale
asinine
stupid
askance
to view with suspicion, scornfully
askew
crooked, tilted
aspersion
slander
assent
to express agreement
assiduous
hard-working
assuage
lessen pain, to make less severe, ease
astringent
causing contraction, severe, harsh
asunder
apart, into different parts
asunder
apart, into different parts
atone
make amends for a wrong
august
noble, dignified, awe-inspiring, venerable
avow
declare
awry
crooked, askew, amis
axiom
self-evident truth, premise
bacchanal
orgy, drunkenly festive
baleful
hostile, malignant
balk
hesitate, refuse, shirk, prevent
banal
trite, overly common
bane
poison, nuisance, something causing ruin
bastion
fort
beguile
deceive, seduce, mislead
behemoth
monster, huge creature
beleaguer
besiege, to harass, plague
berate
to scold harshly
bestial
beast-like, brutal
bestow
to give as a gift, grant
bevy
group
bicker
quarrel, to have a petty argument
bilious
ill-tempered
bilk
swindle, cheat, defraud
blandish
to coax with flattering, grovel
blight
decay, afflict, destroy
bombast
pompous speech
borgeois
middle class
broach
bring up a topic of conversation
brusque
curt, rough and abrupt in manner
bulwark
fortification
burgeon
sprout or flourish
cabal
plot, a secret group seeking to overturn something
cadaver
corpse, dead body
cajole
encourage, coax, flatter
calumny
slander, false accusations
canard
hoax, a lie
candor
frankness, honesty
canvass
survey, examine thoroughly
capricious
fickle, impulsive, whimsical
careen
swerve, to lean on one side
castigate
criticize, punish
cataclysm
catastrophe, disaster
cathartic
purgative, purifying, cleansing
catholic
universal, worldly
caucus
a small group within an organization
cavil
quibble, raise trivial (small) objections
cede
transfer ownership, surrender possession of something
censorious
condemning speech, severely critical
chagrin
shame, embarrassment, humiliation
chalice
goblet, cup
chary
cautious, watchful, extremely shy
cherubic
sweet, innocent
chicanery
trickery, fraud, deception
chide
scold, express disapproval
chimerical
imaginary, impossible
circumlocution
roundabout expression
choleric
easily angered, short-tempered
circumvent
evade, avoid, to go around
citadel
fortness or stronghold
clamor
noisy outcry
cleave
to split or separate, to stick, adhere
clemency
forgiveness, merciful leniency
cloister
refuge, to confine, seclude
coalesce
together
coddle
to pamper, baby, treat indulgently
cogent
well-put, logically forceful
cognate
from the same source, related
cognomen
family name, any name, nickname