animosity,strong dislike
annul,put an end to
anticlimax,sudden fall
antidote,medicine used against a poison or a disease
antithetical,direct oppposing
apartheid,brutal racial discrimination
apathetic,indifference
apathy,a lack of caring/an indifference
aplomb,self-confidence
apostate,one who abandons long-held religious or political convictions
apotheosis,deification/glorification to godliness
appease,make quiet or calm
apprehensive,grasping/understanding/fear/unhappy feeling about future
apprise,give notice to/inform
approbation,approval
appropriate,take for one's own use/acquire/set aside
apropos,appropriate to the situation/apt
apt,well-suited/quick-witted
arabesque,a complex/ornate design
arabesque,whimcical
arbitrate,decide by arbitration
arboreal,of connected with trees
ardently,with full of ardour
ardour,enthusiasm
arduous,steep/difficult ascent/laborious
argot,jargon/slang
arrant,in the highest degree
arrogance,proud/superior manner of behaviour
articulate,speak distinctly/connect by joints
ascend,go or come up
ascendancy,a controlling influence/a domination
ascent,the act of ascending
ascertain,get to know
ascetic,practicing self-denial/austere/stark
ascribe,consider to be the origin of or belonging to
asperity,roughness/harshness/ill temper/irritability
aspersion,slander
assail with,attack violently
asset,valuable quality/smth that has money value
assiduous,diligent/hard-working/sedulous
assuage,make pain/desire less
assumption,smth supposed but not proved
asterisk,the mark * (omitted letters)
astringent,substance that shrinks
astute,clever/quick at seeing to get an advantage
atonement,repayment/death of Jesus
attenuate,make thin/weaken/enervate
audacious,daring/foolishly bold/impudent
augury,omen/sign
august,majestic/venerable
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