a-= to

(1)abase

assonance:bay

meaning: low

example: a man who uses bad language will only abase himself.

(2)abate

assonance:bad

meaning: reduce

example: the storm has abated.

(3)abridge

assonance:bridge

meaning: shorter

example:he decided to abridge his stay. 

(4)abbreviate

 assonance:brilliant

meaning: to reduce a piece of writing to a shorter form.

example:abbreviate 'new york' and write 'ny'.

(5)amass
 
 assonance: mass
 
 meaning: gather together
 
 example: before he was forty he amassed a large fortune.
 
                    
 
 (6)ameliorate
 
    assonance: million
 
    meaning: improve
 
    example: in every human being there is a wish to amelierate his own condition.
 
                        
 
   (7)amenable
 
 assonance: men
 
 meaning: easily controlled ; responsive to suggestion
 
 example: amenable to the law. 
 
                      
 
 
 (8)avenge
 
    assonance:van
 
   meaning: inflict harm in return 
 
   example: he wants to avenge the murder of his brother.
 
 
                         
  
  (9)avenue
 
     assonance:  fan
 
    meaning: broad street
 
   example:the fifth avenue in new york. 
 
 
 
                                               
 
(10)avow
 
 assonance: vow
 
 meaning: to declare openly.
 
example: he avowed  that he was guilty.
 
 
                        
 
(11)avouch
 
         assonance: vouch
 
         meaning: to confirm ; to admit  openly
 
         example: she avouched that she herself was innocent.