Starts with "A"
embarrassed, ashamed
Abashed
a stupid or careless mistake
Blunder
to baby, spoil, treat indulgently
Coddle
a scarce supply; a famine
Dearth
to surpass in quality of performance
Eclipse
loss of sensation
Anesthesia
somewhat rough or rude in manner or speech
Brusque
corresponding in size or amount
Commensurate
to perceive, detect, figure out
Discern
to wipe out, obliterate, rub away
Efface
to perceive, learn
Ascertain
to destroy, ruin, frustrate
Blight
pleased or satisfied with oneself and one's faults
Complacent
to scorn, to hold in low esteem
Disdain
to take up one's complete attention
Engross
having no shape or form
Amorphous
warlike, aggressive
Bellicose
binding agreement, a formal compact
Covenant
harmful toward another's reputation
Defamatory
to correct or revise a written text
Emend
harsh, severe, stern
Astringent
to scold vehemently, to rebuke angrily and at length
Berate
the quality of being in agreement; consistency
Congruity
disagreement, the withholding of approval
Dissent
the total or partial hiding of one heavenly body with another; the reduction or loss of splendor or repulation
Eclipse