Armful: the amount of something that can be contained in the arms
Example: [an armful of books/clothes/flowers]
Armory: weapon store, arsenal, storehouse for weapons, arms depot
Example: [Then the Dragon-King was frightened, and had the heaviest weapon in his armory brought in]
Aroma: An agreeable odor.
Aromatic: fragrant
Example: [aromatic herbs]
Arraign: to call to court to answer a charge indict
Example: [He was arraigned on charges of aiding and abetting terrorists]
Arrant: Notoriously bad
Array: arrangement
Example: [a splendid array of food on the table]
Arrear: Something overdue and unpaid.
Arrears: in debt
Example: [rent arrears]
Arrival: A coming to stopping-place or destination.
Arrogant: believing one is better than other people
Example: [arrogant behavior]
Arrogate: to demand or claim arrogantly seize without right
Example: [They arrogate to themselves the power to punish people]
Arrogation: seizure, confiscation, expropriation, takeover
Example: [unconstitutional arrogation of power]
Arroyo: gully
Example: [until the rains of past spring, this arroyo had been dry]
Arsenal: ammunition store house
Example: [The army planned to attack enemy arsenals]
Artesian Well: A very deep bored well. water rises due to underground pressure
Artful: clever, cunning, shrewd, wily, skillful
Example: [artful photographs/adaptations/tales]
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Articulate: well-spoken
Example: [an articulate speech]
Artifact: tool, object, work of art, item, relic
Example: [Anything made by artificial means is called an artifact. the artifact dates back to…]
Artifact (Artefact): of historical interest an object made by human
Example: [artifacts in the museum]
Artifice: trick
Example: [without artifice]
Artisan: a skilled handicraftsman
Example: [The beauty of the natural world is thus represented as the handiwork of a skilled artisan, examples of which are found in all cultures]
Artless: simple, naïve, open and honest
Example: [an artless businessman]
Ascend: to rise or climb
Example: [They slowly ascended the steep path up the mountain]
Ascendancy: powerful state
Example: [They are in the danger of losing their political ascendancy]
Ascendant: Dominant.
Ascension: rising, ascent, (New Testament) the rising of Jesus Christ into heaven, moving upward
Example: [ascension to heaven]
Ascent: conquest, climb, upward movement, upward slope, upward path
Example: [Its summit elevation is nearly 15,000 feet, and in 1881 Langley made its ascent for the purpose of measuring the solar constant]
Ascertain: determine, discover, make certain of
Example: [to ascertain the cause of]
Ascetic: simple person a self-denying
Example: [Gandhiji lived as an ascetic]
Asceticism: doctrine of self-denial
Example: [we find asceticism practiced in many monasteries]
Ascribe: to attribute
Example: [To what do you ascribe your phenomenal success?]
Aseptic: sterile
Example: [an aseptic bandage]
Asexual: Having no distinct sexual organs.
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Ashen: or deathly pale resembling ashes
Example: [She was thin and her face was ashen]
Asinine: stupid
Example: [an asinine comment]
Askance: scornfully to view with suspicion
Example: [They looked askance at our scruffy clothes]
Askew: tilted crooked
Example: [My hat was askew so I adjusted it in the mirror]
Asperity: roughness of temper
Example: [the asperity of her manner]
Aspersion: false rumor, slander, damaging report
Example: [cast aspersions on]
Aspirant: contestant
Example: [an aspirant to the throne]
Aspiration: ambition
Example: [political aspirations]
Aspire: hope to achieve something
Example: [aspire to be a cricketer]
Assail: attack
Example: [He was assailed with insults and abuse]
Assailant: assaulter, attacker, opponent, aggressor, assailer
Example: [His wounds were dressed and the authorities notified to arrest his assailant]
Assassin: murderer
Example: [She hired an assassin to kill her rival]
Assassinate: To kill as by surprise or secret assault especially the killing of some eminent person.
Assassination: Murderer as by secret assault or treachery.
Assay: to analyze or estimate
Example: [when they assayed the ore, they found a rich vein]
Assent: to express agreement
Example: [She nodded her assent to the proposal]
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