Words that start with "A"
An award or privilege granted as a special honor.
To support or strengthen.
Bolster
To come together from different directions; meet.
Converge
To spread or disperse something, especially information.
Disseminate
Tending to avoid commitment or self-revelation, especially by responding only indirectly.
Evasive
To warn or reprimand someone firmly.
Admonish
Conciseness in speech or writing.
Brevity
Able to burn or corrode organic tissue; sarcastic in a scathing and bitter way.
Caustic
Careful and persistent work or effort.
Diligence
The state or feeling of being actively opposed or hostile to someone or something.
Enmity
Not friendly or forthcoming; distant.
Aloof
So lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring.
Banal
To cease to resist an opponent or an unwelcome demand.
Capitulate
A thing that discourages or is intended to discourage someone from doing something.
Deterrent
Difficult to find, catch, or achieve.
Elusive
Having the freedom to govern itself or control its own affairs.
Autonomous
To leave a person or a property by a will; to hand down.
Bequeath
To restrict something within limits.
Circumscribe
To feel or express strong disapproval of something.
Deplore
Abnormally thin or weak, especially because of illness or a lack of food.
Emaciated
Assiduous
Showing great care and perseverance.
To charm or enchant someone, often in a deceptive way.
Beguile
Given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior.
Capricious
Without the basic necessities of life.
Destitute
To weaken or drain of energy.
Enervate