1. Audacious (adj.): Daring, Bold.
E.g. He described the plan as ambitious and audacious.
2. Audit (n): Examination of Account.
E.g. When the bank examiners arrived to hold their annual audit, they discovered the embezzlement's of the chief cashier.
E.g. As a senior citizen, he is allowed to audit university classes.
3. Augment (v): Increase.
E.g. I should have to find work to augment my income.
4. August (adj.): Impressive, Majestic.
E.g. It was one of the hottest Augusts on record.
5. Augury (v): Omen, Prophecy.
E.g. i) These sales figures are a good augury for another profitable year.
ii) His remarkable recovery defied all medical augury.
6. Aureole (n): sun’s corona, halo.
E.g. Many medieval paintings depict saintly characters with aureoles around their heads.
7. Auspicious (adj.): Favoring success.
E.g. Our first meeting was not auspicious - we had a huge argument.
8. Austere (adj.): Strict, Stern.
E.g. He was a tall, austere, forbidding figure.
9. Austerity (n): Sternness, Severity, Lack of luxurious.
E.g. i) The austerity and dignity of the court were maintained by the new justices, who were a strict and solemn group.
ii) The austerities of life in a small rural community were not what I was used to.
10. Authenticate (v): Prove genuine.
E.g. They used carbon dating tests to authenticate the claim that the skeleton was 2 million years old.
11. Authoritarian (adj.): non-democratic, favoring or exercising total control.
E.g. His manner is extremely authoritarian.
12. Authoritative (adj.): dictatorial, having the weight of authority.
E.g. She has an authoritative manner that at times is almost arrogant.
13. Autocrat (n): monarch with supreme power.
E.g. He ran his office like an autocrat, giving no one else any authority.
14. Automaton (n): mechanism that imitates actions of humans.
E.g. I do the same route to work every day, like some sort of automaton.
15. Autonomous (adj.): self-governing.
E.g. This island is a colony; however, in most matters, it is autonomous and receives no orders from the mother country.
16. Autopsy (n): post-mortem, examination of a dead body.
E.g. The body arrived for autopsy at the Dallas hospital.
17. Avarice (n): greediness for wealth.
E.g. Her business empire brought her wealth beyond the dreams of avarice.
18. Aver (v): state confidently.
E.g. The lawyer averred her client's innocence.
19. Averse (adj.): reluctant.
E.g. Few MPs are averse to the attention of the media.
20. Aversion (n): strong dislike, firm dislike.
E.g. i) I felt an instant aversion to his parents.
ii) She has a deep aversion to getting up in the morning.
21. Avert (v): prevent, turn away.
E.g. i) I averted my gaze/eyes while he dressed.
ii) We tried to avert our thoughts from our massive financial problems.
22. Aviary (n): enclosure for birds.
E.g. The aviary at the zoo held nearly 300 birds.
23. Avid (adj.): greedy, eager for.
E.g. He took an avid interest in the project.
24. Avocation (n): secondary or minor occupation.
E.g. His hobby proved to be so fascinating and profitable that gradually he abandoned his regular occupation and concentrated on his avocation.
25. Avow (v): declare openly.
E.g. It is a society in which homosexuality is rarely avowed.
26. Avuncular (adj.): like an uncle.
E.g. His avuncular image belies his steely determination.
27. Awe (n): solemn wonder.
E.g. You can't help but stand in awe of powerful people.
28. Awry (adj.,v): distorted, crooked.
E.g. i) The strike has sent the plans for investment seriously awry.
ii) She rushed in, her face red and sweaty and her hat awry.
29. Axiom (n): self-evident truth requiring no proof.
E.g. It is a widely held axiom that governments should not negotiate with terrorists.
30. Azure (adj.): sky blue.
E.g. The once azure skies of Athens have been ruined by atmospheric pollution.
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