ameliorate(v.) - ANSWERSto improve, to make better
amend(v.) - ANSWERSto change for the better, improve
amiable(adj.) - ANSWERSfriendly, affable
amorous(adj.) - ANSWERSrelating to or showing love
amorphous(adj.) - ANSWERSwithout shape or borders
anomaly(n.) - ANSWERSsomething that does not fit into the normal order
, antechamber(n.) - ANSWERSa waiting room
anxiety(n.) - ANSWERSuneasiness
aphorism(n.) - ANSWERSa short saying
apocalypse(n.) - ANSWERStotal devastation, the end of the world
apparitional(adj.) - ANSWERSghostly, spectral
arbitrator(n.) - ANSWERSone who settles controversy between two sides
ascetic(n.) - ANSWERSone who practices restraint as a means of self-discipline, usually religious
assuage(v.) - ANSWERSto ease, pacify
atone(v.) - ANSWERSto apologize, make amends
audacious(adj.) - ANSWERSexcessively bold
augment(v.) - ANSWERSto increase or make larger
austere(adj.) - ANSWERSvery bare, bleak, simple
baleful(adj.) - ANSWERSharmful, threatening
bard(n.) - ANSWERSa poet, often a singer as well
battery(n.) - ANSWERSan assault or an array of similar things intended for use together
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