amnesty
an official pardon for a group of people who have violated the law
amoral
neither moral nor immoral
amorous
feeling loving
amorphous
shapeless; without form
anecdote
a short account of a humorous incident
animosity
resentment; hatred
anomaly
irregularity
antecedent
someone or something that went before
antipathy
firm dislike
antithesis
the direct opposite
aphorism
a brief often witty saying; a proverb
apocalypse
a prophetic revelation, especially concerning the end of the world
apocryphal
fictitious
apotheosis
elevation to divine status
appease
to satisfy; to pacify
appreciate
to increase in value
depreciate
to decrease in value
approbation
approval; praise
arcane
secret
archaic
extremely old; ancient; outdated