One word substitution
Alphabet A
1. Abdicate
formally or by default to renounce power, office (crown, throne, right)
2. Abduct
to carry off (woman, child, etc. illegally, by force or fraud)
3. Abolish
to do away with
4. Aborigines
people found in a country, at the time of the earliest known settlements.
5. Abrogate
to do away with or repeal (a rule, law, custom).
6. Abstemious
sparing, or moderate, especially in food and drink.
7. Accelerate
to make more rapid.
8. Adolescent
just at a stage of growth between childhood and manhood.
9. Affianced
engaged to be married.
10. Agenda
list of the headings of the business to be transacted at a meeting.
11. Aggressor
one who when unprovoked attacks first
12. Agnostic
one who believes that man cannot know God, but only of natural phenomena
13. Ajar
partially open.
14. Albumen
An egg white.
15. Alienate
to turn friends into enemies, estranged.
16. Alimony
Separation allowance payable to a wife from her husband on legal separation.
17. Allegiance
The duty of loyalty of subjects to their sovereign or government.
18. Alloy
A mixture of metals, especially when an inferior metal is mixed with a richer value.
19. Alluvium
soil is washed down and drained away by rivers.
20. Altruism
About others as a principle of action.
21. Amateur
One who engages in any quest for the love of it, and not for gain.
22. Ambassador
A minister representing a sovereign or state in a foreign country.
23. Ambiguous
having many possible interpretations
24. Ambulance
Vehicle for conveying sick or injured people to the hospital.
25. Amnesia
Loss of memory.
26. Amphibian
animals at home equally on land and in water.
27. Amnesty
general pardon of political offenders.
28. Amputate
to cut off apart from the animal body.
29. Amulet
charm has worn against evil, witchcraft, sickness, etc.
30. Anachronism
mistake of mentioning things decisively of a later age in an earlier period or vice versa.
31. Anemia
want or poorness of blood.
32. Anesthetic
any medicine which produces insensibility.
33. Anarchist
The person who is out to destroy all government and order.
34. Anatomy
Science of the structure of the human body.
35. Ancestral
Belonging to one's forefathers.
36. Annihilate
To destroy completely or blot out of existence; to reduce to nothing.
37. Anniversary
yearly return of date, or celebration of this.
38. Anodyne
medicine that alleviates or kills pain.
39. Anomaly
Deviation from the common rule or standard.
40. Anonymous
of unknown Authorship.
41. Answerable
Liable to be called to account for one's actions.
42. Anthropology
study of humans.
43. Anticipate
to look forward to.
44. Antidote
medicine is given to counteract poison or disease.
45. Antiquary
A person who collects things belonging to ancient times.
46. Antiseptic
anything that counteracts putrefaction, by destroying or weakening germs.
47. Apostate
One who abandons his religious faith or party.
48. Aquatic
growing, living, in or near water.
49. Archaeology
study of ancient buildings and prehistoric remains.
50. Aristocracy
government by the nobles.
51. Armistice
Cessation of warfare before a formal treaty is signed.
52. Arraign
to bring a person before a court of law to answer a charge.
53. Ascetic
One who practices severe self-discipline.
54. Asphyxia
Fainting or death due to being deprived of air.
55. Assimilate
To absorb completely (food, ideas, etc.).
56. Associate
To keep company with; to have intercourse with.
57. Astrology
The art of telling the future by the study of the stars.
58. Astronomy
Study of all heavenly bodies and of the earth about them.
59. Atheist
One who does not believe in the existence of God.
60. Atmosphere
The whole mass of air surrounding the earth.
61. Audible
Loud enough to be heard.
62. Authenticate
To establish the truth, authorship or validity of.
63. Autobiography
Life history of a person written by himself.
64. Autograph
To write with one's hand.
65. Autocracy
Absolute and unrestricted government by one.
66. Autonomy
Right of self-government.
67. Autopsy
The examination of a dead body
68. Avaricious
Inordinately desirous of money
69. Awning
A cover made of canvas, tarpaulin, or other material to protect windows and doors from sunlight.
70. Axiom
A statement that is accepted to be true without proof
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