allot
to apportion, allocate, or assign
ameliorate
to make better or more tolerable
amenable
obedient, willing to give in to the wishes of another, agreeable
amenity
- also mean bathroom or the soaps and bottles of shampoo found in hotels
amnesty
an official pardon for a group of people who have violated a law or policy
amorous
feeling loving, in love, relating to love
amorphous
shapeless, without a regular or stable shape, bloblike
anathema
something or someone loathed or detested
ancillary
annex
to add or attach
annuity
an annual allowance or income, any regular allowance or income
anomaly
aberration, an irregularity, a deviation
anterior
situated in front
anthology
a collection, especially of literary works
anthropomorphic
ascribing human characteristics to nonhuman animals or objects
antipathy
firm dislike, a dislike
antipodal
situated on opposite sides of the Earth, exactly opposite
antithesis
the direct opposite
aperture
- opening inside a camera’s lens
aphorism
a brief, often witty saying, a proverb
apocryphal
full of dubious authenticity, fictitious, spurious
apogee
the most distant point in the orbit of the moon or an artificial satellite
apoplexy
- figuratively: become so angry that one seemed to be in danger of exploding
apostasy
abandonment or rejection of faith or loyalty