astute
shrewd; keen in judgement
attrition
gradual wearing away
audacity
boldness
augment
to add to; to increase
auspicious
favorable; promising
austere
stern
autocratic
extremely bossy
autonomous
acting independently
avarice
greed
avow
to claim; to admit
awry
off course; twisted to one side
axiom
a widely accepted sayin; a truth
clemency
mercy; forgiveness
cliche
an overused saying or idea
coalesce
to fuse; to unite
cogent
powerfully convincing
cognitive
having to do with one’s mental faculties
cognizant
aware; conscious
coherent
holding together; making sense
colloquial
conversational; informal in language