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• acrimonious - angry, bitter
• adroit - skillful
• affable - friendly
• alimentary - nourishment, sustenance
• amalgam - mixture, blend
• ambivalent - mixed feelings
• ameliorate - make better
• amicable - agreeable
• anachronism - for another time
• aplomb - assurance, self-confidence
• arid - dry-out
• ascetic - abstinent, non-indulgent
• assuage - to ease
• autocrat - a ruler with absolute power
• avarice - extremely greedy
• axiom - accepted truth