Words Starting With "A"

1. Abrasion [N] – 1 a damaged area of the skin where it has been rubbed against something hard and rough; He suffered cuts and abrasions to the face; 2 damage to a surface caused by rubbing something very hard against it; Diamonds have extreme resistance to abrasion
2. Adjudicate (V) – put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of; bring to an end; settle conclusively
3. Alms – money or other valuables given to charity or the poor
4. Anti-Semitism (N) – the intense dislike for and prejudice against Jewish people; anti-Semitism
5. Aplomb (N) – poise; composure; self-assurance; cool
6. Apotheosis – model of excellence; perfection of kind; the best time in one’s life
7. Apparel (N) – clothing in general; clothes
8. Assortment [N] – a collection containing a variety of sorts of things; motley
9. Auspices – kindly endorsement and guidance
10. Austerity – asceticism, no indulgence
11. Aver – to declare true; to asset with confidence; affirm; avow
12. Avowedly – acknowledge, declared, affirmed, verified, admitted