Abandon desertion, defection, secession, withdrawal Abash- embarrass, ashamed, humiliate Abate decrease, moderate, diminish Abhor loathe,

he, abominate, detest, hate Abode dwelling, residence, home Abnormal unnatural, aberrant, freakish Abbreviate shorten abridge, condense Accelerate - speed up, step up, intensify, simulate, energize, Accumulation collection, conglomeration, arrogation, concentration Accuse blame, slander, malign, denigrate, blacken, tarnish, sully Adaptation conformation, harmonization, synchronization Add sum, total Adieu farewell, good-bye, valediction Adjust fit, suit, adapt, accommodate, conform, synchronize, attune All aggregate, total, whole, gross, sum Annihilate destroy, cancel, extinguish Apathetic - unenthusiastic, unambitious, unstirred, unimpassioned, uninspired, unmoved Apt applicable, likely, appropriate, pertinent Ascent further, proceed, progress Association league, alliance, federation Authoritarian masterful, domineering, lordly, bossy, autocratic, dictatorial B Babble nonsense, bombast, jargon Bandit robber, dacoit Barbaric wild, savage, brutish, uncivilized, uncultured, primitive Bashful reserve, shy, coy, demure Bate diminish, decrease, lessen, deduct Beauty elegance, grace, charm, attractiveness Bedevil confuse, confound, complicate, perplex, entangle Behaviour demeanour, conduct, deportment Bemoan lament, mourn, grieve, weep over Beseech appeal, implore, crave, beg Bewitch charm, enchant, fascinate Bond tie, chain, band, yoke, nexus, link Booty spoil, plunder, prey Breeze zephyr, wind Bizarre strange, peculiar, odd, queer, curious, grotesque Burnished polished, sleek, glossy C