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abdicate give up royal power  
abeyance dormancy, inactivity  
abjure recant, renounce (under oath)  
ablution washing (of body)  
abscond get-away  
absolve/ absolution forgiveness of sins  
abstemious abstaining, self-denial  
abstruse difficult to understand  
accede agree  
acclaim shout  
accouter (v) to dress  
acerbity bitterness  
acetate salty acid  
acetic of vinigar  
achromatic colorless  
acme hight point  
acrid harshly bitter  
acrimonious full of biterness  
acrimony sharp speech  
acumen insight, discernment  
adamant impenetrable  
addendum added to end  
addle to muddle  
adjudge award formally  
adjunct add in subordinate place  
adroit skillful (bodily or mentally)  
adumbrate prefigure (outline beforehand)  
advert to refer incidentally  
affable easy to approach  
agglomerate pile up  
alacrity willingness (cheerful)  
alcove a room (connected to larger)  
alder shrub  
alderman judicial/legislative member  
aliment nourishing  
allay to calm  
alluvion flood  
aloof away from the rest  
altruism self-sacrificial benevolence  
amalgamate to mix  
amatory exciting love  
ambrosial divinely sweet  
ambulate to walk  
ameliorate to relieve pain or hardship  
amenable willing and ready to submit  
amicable in a friendly spirit  
amity friendship  
amorous propensity to fall in love  
amour love affair  
anesthetic loss of sensation  
anhydrous withered  
animadversion criticism, censure  
animalcule tiny, tiny animal  
anode positive (cathode: negative)  
ante money laid down beforehand  
antedate a time before  
anthracite hard coal  
antic crazy act  
antilogy inconsistent logic  
antipathize to feel dislike (for someone)  
antiphon (musical) response  
antiphony responsive singing  
antipodes other side of the world  
antiquary antique collector  
antispasmodic relieves spasms  
antistrophe example: "the heart of the matter is the mater of the heart"  
aperture hole (the official term of the hole through which light enters a camera) (revised)
apex highest point  
aphorism tersely phrased statement  
apiary place for bees  
apogee climax  
apothecary pharmacist  
apotheosis deification  
apparition ghost  
appertain belong by right  
apposite appropriate  
approbation approval, sanctioning, comendation (revised)
aqueous pertaining to water  
arbor tree (arboreal: pertaining to trees; arborescent: resembling a tree; arboriculture)  
archaism obsolescence  
archetype prototype  
archipelago body of water replete with islands  
ardent burning with passion  
ardor intensity of passion  
arrear overdue, unpaid  
arrant notoriously bad  
arrogate to take, demand, or claim presumptuously  
artful crafty, cunning  
artifice trickery  
artless guileless  
ascendant dominant  
ashen pale  
askance sideways glance  
asperity harshness, roughness of temper  
assay chemical analysis or testing of alloy  
assiduous diligent, showing great care (revised)
assonance resemblance of sound  
assuage lessen  
astringent harsh disposition  
astute having keen discernment (revised)
athwart from side to side  
atomizer reduces to liquid  
attache subordinate member of embassy  
audacious fearless  
augur to predict (revised)
aura psychic influence emanating from a person  
aural pertaining to the ear  
auricle part of the heart receiving blood from the veins  
auricular pertaining to the ear (hearing)  
auriferous containing gold  
auspice favoring influence or guidance  
austere simple  
avarice passion for riches  
aver assert as fact (w/ confidence) (revised)
averse reluctant (revised)
avert turn away  
aviary where birds are kept  
avidity greediness, eagerness, dedication (revised)
avocation diversion  
azalea a flowering shrub  
azure the color of the sky  

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