abandon

give up; leave; quit

abbreviate

cut; shorten

abdomen

stomach

ability

skill

abolish

do away with; end; scrap

accelerate

hurry; speed up

access (v.)

use; get

accessible

at hand; in easy reach; easy to get

accommodation

1. housing; shelter. 2. (workplace) change to make

accompany

go with

accumulate

collect; build up

accurate

correct

acknowledge

admit; agree; point out

acquire

buy; gain; get

acquit

release; clear; free

additional

added; extra; more; other

adequate number

enough

adjacent

beside; next to; touching

administer

give; control; direct; manage; take care of

advise

tell; inform; say; write

advocate

call for; fight for; speak out for; stand up for;

aerosol

spray

affiliated

linked

affirm

agree with

affluent

rich; well-to-do

afford an opportunity

allow; let

aggravate

make worse; annoy; provoke

aggressive

angry; violent

alienate

put off; turn against

allegiance

loyalty

alleviate

ease; lessen; make less; soften

alternate

take turns

alternative

choice; other

amalgamate

combine; join; unite

ambulatory

walk-in; outpatient (e.g., clinic)

ameliorate

make better

amend

change; add to; make better

amicable

friendly; pleasant; nice

amnesia

memory loss

annually

each year; yearly

anonymous

nameless; unknown

answer in the negative

say no

antagonize

anger; offend

anticipate

expect; prevent

apply

put on; use

appreciate

be grateful; thank

appropriate

correct; fit; proper; right (adj)

approximate

close (adj.); come near (verb); near (verb)

approximately

about; almost; nearly

aptitude

gift; knack; talent; skill

arguably

maybe; perhaps

as a consequence of

because of

asphyxiate

suffocate; choke

assist

help; aid

at the present time

now; at this point in time

attached herewith please find

here is

attire

clothes; clothing

authentic

real; genuine; true

authorize

allow; approve; give power

autonomous

free; independent; self-governing

available

at hand; on hand; ready