| Term | Definition |
| loss of sensation | anesthesia - When the nerves in his spine were damaged, Mr. Hollins suffered anesthesia in his legs |
| extreme sadness, torment | anguish - Angelos suffered terrible anguish when he learned that Buffy had died while combating a strange mystical force of evil |
| lively | When he begins to talk about drama, which is his true passion, he becomes very animated |
| to incorporate territory or space 2. (n.) a room attached to a larger room or space | annex - After defeating them in battle, the Russians annexed Poland 2. He likes to do his studying in a little annex attached to the main reading room in the library |
| to make void or invalid | annul - After seeing its unforeseen and catastrophic effects Congress sought to annul the law |
| something that does not fit into the normal order | anomaly -“That rip in the spacetime continuum is certainly a spatial anomaly,” said Spock to Captain Kirk |
| being unknown, unrecognized | anonymous - Mary received a love poem from an anonymous admirer |
| hostility | antagonism - Superman and Bizarro Superman shared a mutual antagonism, and often fought |
| something that came before | antecedent - The great tradition of Western culture had its antecedent in the culture of Ancient Greece |
| ancient | antediluvian - The antediluvian man still believed that Eisenhower was president of the United States and that hot dogs cost a nickel |