2

aim

objective

n.

airborne

aloft

a.

alarm

frightened

v.

alert

wary

a.

all

everywhere

ad.

allegiance

loyalty

n.

alliance

association

n.

2

allocate

distributed

v.

2

allocate

awarded

v.

2

alloy

mixed

v./n.

2

alloy

blend

v./n.

4

almost

nearly

ad.

4

almost

practically

ad.

4

almost

nearly

ad.

4

almost

nearly

ad.

aloft

in flight

ad.

alongside

next to

ad.

aloof from

separate from

a.

alter

change

v.

3

alter

change

v.

3

alter

modify

v.

3

alter

adjust

v.

alteration

renovation

n.

alternately

one after another

ad.

alternative

option

n.

alternative to

substitute for

n.

altitude

elevation

n.

altogether

completely

ad.

amateur

nonprofessional

n.

ambition

goal

n.

ambitious

enterprising

a.

ambivalence

conflicting feeling

n.

amenity

comfort

n.

2

amount

quantity

n.

2

amount

quantity

n.

an impetus to

an incentive to

n.

analogy

parallel

n.

ancestor

forefather

n.

anchor

secure

v.

2

ancient

old

a.

2

ancient

earliest

a.

ancillary

secondary

a.

anguished

tormented

a.

annals

chronicle

n.

annihilate

conquer

v.

annoying

irritating

a.

annual

yearly

a.

annually

yearly

ad.

anonymous

unknown

a.

antagonist

enemy

n.

antagonistic

quarreling

a.

antecedent

predecessor

n.

anthem

song

n.

anticipate

look forward to

v.

2

anticipate

expect

v.

2

anticipate

expect

v.

antique

old

a.

apace with

as fast as

apathetic

uninvolved

a.

apparel

clothes

n.

2

apparently

seemingly

ad.

2

apparently

seemingly

ad.

appeal

challenge

v.

appealing

attractive

a.

appealing

attractive

a.

appear

seem

v.

applaud

clap

v.

application

use

n.

apply

used for

v.

appoint

designate

v.

appreciate

admire

v.

appreciated

recognized

v.

appreciation

recognition

n.

approach

near

v.

appropriate

suitable

a.

appropriation

founding

n.

approximately

about

ad.

apt

appropriate

a.

aptly

appropriately

ad.

aptly

fittingly

ad.

arbitrarily

randomly

ad.

arboreal

tree-dwelling

a.

ardent

passionate

a.

arduous

difficult

a.

3

arduous

laborious

a.

3

arduous

difficult

a.

3

arduous

difficult

a.

arid

dry

a.

aromatic

fragrant

a.

4

arouse

provoke

v.

4

arouse

excite

v.

4

arouse

excite

v.

4

arouse

stimulate

v.

2

arrange

put together

v.

2

arrange

planned

v.

array

collection

n.

arrive

reach

v.

article

object

n.

artificial

synthetic

a.

2

as a result of

because of

6

as a substitute for

in place of

2

as well as

in addition of

ad.

ascend

climb

v.

2

ascertain

determine

v.

2

ascertain

determine

v.

ask

request

v.

asphyxiation

suffocation

n.

aspiration

ambition

n.

2

assemble

gather

v.

2

assemble

bring together

v.