| Accentuate | to emphasize |
| accessible | easy to reach or to approach |
| absolve | to forgive; to free from guilt |
| accommodate | to give consideration to |
| advantageous | giving an advantage |
| adversary | one who opposes or resists |
| anthology | a collection of selected literary pieces |
| aesthete | person having or affecting sensitivity to beauty |
| aerate | to supply with air |
| antidote | something that relieves or counteracts |
| apathetic | showing little or no emotion |
| archaic | characteristic of an earlier time |
| archetypal | characteristic of the original model or perfect example |
| augment | to make greater |
| appalling | inspiring dismay or disgust |
| appraise | to evaluate the worth of |
| authoritarian | favoring absolute obedience to authority |
| avian | relating to birds |
| awe | emotion combining dread and wonder |