| A | B |
| ametrophia | eye abnormality resulting from faulty refractive ability |
| amortization | the act of liquidating money by paying back in installments |
| anemophilous | pollinated by wind dispersed pollen |
| angiography | examination of the blood vessels using x-rays |
| antechoir | a place in front of the choir reserved for clergy and choir members |
| anthropocentric | regarding human beings as the central element of the universe |
| aphagia | loss of the ability to swallow |
| aposiopesis | sudden breaking off of thought in the middle of a sentence |
| arborescent | having the characteristics of a tree, treelike |
| abnegate | To give up (rights or a claim); renounce. |
| acarophobia | a morbid fear of small insects and mites and worms |
| accruement | a gain, addition, or increment |
| adhesion | Attachment or devotion; loyalty |
| adsorbent | capable of accumulation of gases, liquids, or solutes on the surface |
| aeroembolism | Obstruction or occlusion of a blood vessel that occurs as a result of the entrance of air bubbles into a blood vessel |
| agnosia | Loss of the ability to interpret sensory stimuli, such as sounds or images |
| agrostology | The study of grasses |
| algicide | A substance used to kill or inhibit the growth of algae |
| altricial | Helpless, naked, and blind when hatched |
| artificer | One that contrives, devises, or constructs something |
| assonance | Resemblance of sound; Rough similarity; approximate agreement |
| atrocity | Appalling or atrocious condition, quality, or behavior |
| autecology | The branch of ecology that deals with the biological relationship between an individual organism or an individual species and its environment |
| amphitheater | An arena where contests and spectacles are held, A level area surrounded by upward sloping ground |