agnostic	one who does not know whether there is a God
amoral	neither moral nor immoral
anarchy	political disorder and confusion
anecdote	some interesting or humorous incident
anemia	a deficiency of red corpuscles in the blood
anesthetic	a drug causing one to be insensitive to pain
anomaly	a rare exception; something that is not normal
anonymous	having an unknown or unacknowledged name
asymmetrical	not having both sides exactly alike; not symmetrical
atheist	one who denies the existence of God
atypical	not typical
amorphous	having no fixed form or shape
analgesic	a type of drug that stops you from feeling pain; painkiller
apathy	behaviour that shows no interest or energy and shows that someone is unwilling to take action
atom	the smallest unit of any chemical element
ambience	the surrounding atmosphere
ambiguous	uncertain; having two possible meanings
ambitious	having a desire to succeed
amphitheater	an oval or round structure with tiers of seats around an open space
ambidextrous	able to use both hands
ambiguity	the quality of having two possible meanings
ambivalence	conflicting (both kinds of) feelings toward a person or thing
ambivalent	having conflicting (both kinds of) feelings toward someone or something
amphibian	an animal that lives both in the water and on land
amphibious	able to live or to travel both on land and in water
annals	a written accout of events year by year; historical records
anniversary	the yearly return of the date of some memorable events
annual	yearly; lasting only one year
annuity	an investment that provides fixed payments yearly or at the other regular intervals
biannual	semiannual; happening twice a year
biennial	occuring every two years
centennial	a hundredth anniversary
millenium	a period of thousand years
per annum	by the year; anually
perennial	having a life cycle lasting through more than two years
superannuated	beyond the year of retirement; retired because of age
anno Domini	A.D.
bicentennial	200th anniversary
triennial	happening every three years
ante	the ammount each poker player must put into the pot before receiving his cards
antescedent	anything that logically goes before something else
antedate	to occur before something else
ante meridiem	before noon
anterior	located before or in front
anteroom	a room before the main room; a waiting room
anticipate	to realise before
antiquarian	one who collects or studies objects of former times
antiquated	so old as to be no longer useful
antique	belonging to an earlier (before) period
antiquity	ancient (before) times