| A | B |
|---|
| alluvium | "a deposit of clay silt |
| anemometer | "an instrument for measuring the speed of the wind or of any current of gas." |
| anhydrous | (of a substance especially a crystalline compound) containing no water" |
| anise | a Mediterranean plant of the parsley family cultivated for its aromatic seeds |
| aniseed | "the seed of the anise used in cooking and herbal medicine" |
| apex | "the top or highest part of something especially one forming a point" |
| apologue | a moral fable especially one with animals as characters" |
| appendant | attached or added typically in a subordinate capacity" |
| aquiline | like an eagle (of a person's nose) hooked or curved like an eagle's beak" |
| arroz con pollo | "a Spanish and Latin American dish of chicken and rice simmered with tomatoes stock |
| arthropod | "an invertebrate animal of the large phylum Arthropoda such as an insect |
| Assiniboin | "a member of an American Indian people formerly living in southern Manitoba but now living in Montana |
| astringency | the quality or state of being astringent (sharp or severe in manner or style [of taste or smell] sharp or bitter)" |
