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| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| austere | adj. | They live a rather austere mode of living. | severe or stern in disposition or appearance |
| authentic | adj. | They determine it to be an authentic antique. | not counterfeit or copied |
| autonomous | adj. | It became a corporate autonomous division. | not controlled by others or by outside forces |
| avalanche | noun | The avalanche buried part of the small town. | fall or slide of large mass of rock or snow |
| avarice | noun | Avarice can destroy the character of people. | immoderate desire for wealth |
| badminton | noun | We enjoyed playing badminton with the children. | a game of volleying a shuttlecock over a net |
| bail | noun | The judge granted the defendant bail of $5000. | money for release pending a trial |
| bandit | noun | The bandits demanded money from their victim. | robber who robs at gunpoint |
| baptism | noun | The family received baptism last Sunday morning. | a religious sacrament by the use of water |
| noun | That fierce battle marked his baptism by fire. | a soldier's first experience of actual combat | |