to adhere	to stick fast
adherent	supporter, follower
adjacent	adjoining, neighboring, close by
adjunct	sth added on or attached
to admonish	to warn, to reprove
admonition	warning
to adorn	to decorate
adroit	sklillful
adulation	flattery, admiration
to adulterate	to make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
advent	arrival of sth important
adventitious	accidental, casual
adversary	opponent
adverse	unfavorable, hostile
adversity	poverty, misfortune
advocacy	support/ active pleading on sth's behalf
to advocate	to urge, to plead for
aerie	nest of a large bird of prey (eagle, hawk)
aesthetic	artistic
affable	easily approachable, warmly friendly
affected	artificial, pretended, assumed in order to impress
affidavit	written statement made under oath
affiliation	joining, associating with
affinity	kinship
affirmation	positive assertion/ confirmation/ solemn pledge
to affix	to fasten, to attach, to add on
affliction	state of distress/ cause of suffering
affluence	abundance, wealth
affront	insult, offense, intentional act of disrespect
aftermath	consequences, outcome, upshot
agenda	items of business at a meeting
agglomeration	collection, heap
to aggrandize	to increase or intensify