Words beginning with A

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Sour, sharp, or biting to the taste; tart; having the taste of vinegar.

An indigenous people of California.

To admit the knowledge of; to recognize as a fact or truth; to declare one's belief in.

A skin condition, usually of the face, that is common in adolescents. It is characterised by red pimples, and is caused by the infla…

The section of an animal's skin that it cannot reach in order to scratch itself, usually the space between the shoulder blades.

A mountain in Argentina in the Andes, the highest point in South America.

The fruit of the oak, being an oval nut growing in a woody cup or cupule.

Used for soundproofing or modifying sound.

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A state of being acquainted with a person; originally indicating friendship, intimacy, but now suggesting a slight knowledge less de…

To rest satisfied, or apparently satisfied, or to rest without opposition and discontent (usually implying previous opposition or di…

A silent or passive assent or submission, or a submission with apparent consent, distinguished from avowed consent on the one hand, …

To get.

simple past and past participle of acquit

An English unit of land area (symbol: a. or ac.) originally denoting a day's ploughing for a yoke of oxen, now standardized as 4,840…

Angry, acid, and sharp in delivering argumentative replies: bitter, mean-spirited, sharp in language or tone.

A sharp and bitter hatred.

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An athlete who performs acts requiring skill, agility and coordination, often as part of a circus performance.

A chronic disease marked by enlargement of the bones of the extremities, face, and jaw that is caused by over-activity of the pituit…

The outermost point of the shoulder blade.

A promontory (usually fortified with a citadel) forming the hub of many Grecian cities, and around which many were built for defensi…

A poem or other text in which certain letters, often the first in each line, spell out a name or message.

Derived from acrylic acid or acrylonitrile.

Something done, a deed.

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Having the power or quality of acting; causing change; communicating action or motion; acting;—opposed to passive, that receives.

In an active manner.

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