anomaly(n.)
something that does not fit into the normal order
antechamber(n.)
a waiting room
anxiety(n.)
uneasiness
aphorism(n.)
a short saying
apocalypse(n.)
total devastation, the end of the world
apparitional(adj.)
ghostly, spectral
arbitrator(n.)
one who settles controversy between two sides
ascetic(n.)
one who practices restraint as a means of self-dicipline, usually religious
assuage(v.)
to ease, pacify
atone(v.)
to apologize, make amends
audacious(adj.)
excessively bold
augment(v.)
to increase or make larger
austere(adj.)
very bare, bleak, simple
baleful(adj.)
harmful, threatening
bard(n.)
a poet, often a singer as well
battery(n.)
an assault or an array of similar things intended for use together
belligerent(adj.)
contentious, ready to fight
benevolent(adj.)
kind, good, caring
benign(adj.)
non-threatening, innocuous
berate(v.)
to scold severely
