Abeyance
temporary suppression or suspension
Abscond
to depart secretly
Abstemious
moderate in appetite (not only in physical hunger)
Admonish
to caution or reprimand
Aesthetic
relating to beauty or art
Aggregate
amounting to a whole; total
Amalgamate
to combine into a unified whole
Ameliorate
to improve
Anachronism
something out of the proper time
Analogous
comparable
Anomalous
irregular; deviating from the norm
Approbation
praise; approval
Ardor
great emotion or passion
Ascetic
one who practices self-denial; self denying or austere
Assuage
to make less severe
Attenuate
to weaken
Austere
stern; unadorned
Aver
to affirm; declare to be true
Banal
commonplace; trite
Belie
to contradict; misrepresent; give a false impression
Beneficent
kindly; doing good
Boorish
rude; insensitive
Bombastic
pompous; using inflated language
Burgeon
to flourish
Burnish
to polish