1 accord - consent, to make agree, reconcile2 accost - approach in an intrusive manner3 acrimony - bitterness4 adept - skilled5 adulate - praise too highly6 affront - offend7 alacrity - eagerness8 ambivalence - conflict9 amplify - extend, bigger10 anachronism - untimely11 ancillary - subordinate12 antiseptic - very clean13 apathetic - impassive14 appalling - shocking15 arable - appropriate for growth16 arboreal - relating to trees17 arid - dry, barren, lifeless18 aristocratic - haughty19 ascetic - austere, self-denying, selfless20 ascribe - blame something to or give credit for a cause21 assiduous - persevering, industrious22 astute - clever, shrewd, wily, cunning23 atypical - abnormal