Astral - Barb
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| Astral | exalted, elevated in position; relating to the stars
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| Astringent | causing contraction of tissues, thereby diminishing discharge; harsh; severe; stern
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| Astronomical | enormously large or extensive
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| Astute | having good judgment, wise; shrewd; keen
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| Asunder | to separate into parts; apart or widely separated
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| Asylum | a place of refuge or shelter; protection
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| Asymmetric | not identical on both sides of a dividing central line
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| Atavism | resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; reversion to an earlier type; throwback
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| Atheistic | denying the existence of God
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| Atone | to make amends for; to pay for
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| Atrocity | a brutal deed
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| Atrophy | to waste away; degeneration
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| Attentive | observant; considerate; thoughtful
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| Attenuate | to make thin; to weaken
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| Attest | to testify; to bear witness
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| Attribute | essential quality; to ascribe (refer); to explain
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| Attrition | a gradual decrease in numbers
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| Atypical | not normal
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| Audacious | bold; daring; fearless
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| Audit | formal examination of financial records
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| Augment | to increase; to expand, extend
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| Augury | an omen; a prophecy, prediction of events
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| August | impressive, awe-inspiring, venerable; majestic
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| Aureole | the sun's corona; halo
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| Auroral | pertaining to the aurora borealis (northern lights)
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| Auspicious | having favorable prospects, promising
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| Austere | stern, strict, unadorned
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| Authenticate | to prove genuine
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| Authoritarian | extremely strict, bossy
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| Authoritative | having the weight of authority; peremptory and dictatorial
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| Autocratic | having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial
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| Automaton | a mechanism that is relatively self-operating: Robot
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| Autonomous | self-governing; independent
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| Autopsy | examination of a dead body; postmortem
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| Auxiliary | supplementary, reserve
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| Avalanche | great mass of falling snow and ice
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| Avarice | greed
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| Avenge | to retaliate, take vengeance for something
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| Aver | to state with confidence; to declare to be true
<She was able to aver the identity of the assailant.>
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| Averse | to be reluctant; being disinclined
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| Aversion | strong feeling of dislike
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| Avert | to turn away; to avoid; to prevent
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| Aviary | enclosure for birds
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| Avid | greedy; eager for
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| Avocation | secondary or minor occupation
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| Avow | declare openly
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| Avuncular | like an uncle
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| Awe | overwhelming feeling of wonder
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| Awl | pointed tool used for piercing
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| Awry | distorted, crooked, amiss, askew
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| Axiom | a universally accepted principle or rule; aphorism
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| Azure | sky blue
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| Babble | chatter idly
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| Bacchanalian | a drunken feast
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| Badger | to pester; to annoy
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| Badinage | playful repartee (interchange of clever retorts); banter
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| Baffle | frustrate; perplex
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| Bait | to harass; to tease
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| Baleful | deadly; harmful, with evil intentions; ominous
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| Balk | to stop short and refuse to proceed; to refuse abruptly
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| Balk | to foil (to prevent the success of)
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| Ballast | heavy substance used to add stability to weight
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| Balm | a soothing restorative agent
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| Balmy | mild and refreshing; fragrant
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| Banal | Hackneyed; commonplace; trite; lacking originality
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| Bandy | to circulate freely <to bandy gossip>; to exchange
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| Bane | cause of ruin; curse
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| Bantering | to speak or act playfully or wittily
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| Barb | sharp projection from fishhook or other object; openly cutting remark
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