| accede | (v.) to agree |
| accentuate | (v.) to stress, highlight |
| accessible | (adj.) obtainable, reachable |
| acclaim | (n.) to shout approval |
| accolade | (n.) high praise, a special acknowledgment |
| accommodating | (adj.) helpful, obliging, polite |
| accord | (n.) an agreement |
| accost | (v.) to confront verbally |
| accretion | (n.) slow growth in size or amount |
| acerbic | (adj.) bitter, sour in tone or taste |
| acquiesce | (v.) to agree without protesting |
| acrimony | (n.) sharp and bitter animosity |
| acumen | (n.) keen insight |
| acute | (adj.) sharp, severe |