| Abattoir |
A building where animals are butchered |
| Abdication |
An act of abdicating or renouncing the throne |
| Accident |
That which falls to someone or something |
| Acoustics |
Study of sound and sound waves |
| Acrophobia |
An extreme or irrational fear of heights |
| Acumen |
An ability to make good judgments and take quick decisions |
| Aeon |
Indefinite period of time |
| Aerophobia |
An irrational fear of fresh air or drafts of air |
| Aesthetics |
Appreciation of beauty, by a set of principles. |
| Agnostic |
One who is not sure about God?s existence |
| Agony |
Extreme physical or mental sufferings |
| Agoraphobia |
Phobia of open places |
| Aikido |
Japanese form of self-defence with the usage of locks holds |
| Alchemy |
The medieval forerunner of chemistry |
| Algophobia |
Phobia of pain |
| Allegory |
A story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one |
| Alma Mater |
The school or college one attends |
| Almanac |
An annual calendar containing important dates and statistical information such as astronomical data and tide tables |
| Amateur |
One who does a thing for pleasure and not as a profession |
| Ambidextrous |
One who can use either hand with ease |
| Ambivalent |
One who has mixed feelings |
| Ambulance |
A carriage for sick people |
| Amphibian |
A cold-blooded vertebrate animal that is born in water and breathes with gills |
| Anarchist |
A person who believes in or tries to bring about a state of lawlessness |
| Anarchy |
A state of disorder due to absence or non-recognition of authority or other controlling systems |
| Anchor |
A person who presents a radio/television programme |
| Andromania |
Madness or obsession with males |
| Androphile |
One who loves men |
| Anglophile |
One who loves and admires the British |
| Annotate |
An ability to add diagrams or explanation to a written context |
| Anorexia |
An emotional disorder characterized by an obsessive desire to lose weight by refusing to eat |
| Anthropologist |
One who studies the evolution of mankind |
| Anthropology |
The study of mankind |
| Antipathy |
Strong, deep dislike |
| Anuptaphile |
A person who loves staying single |
| Apiary |
A place where bees are kept; a collection of beehives |
| Apostate |
A person who has changed his faith |
| Aquarium |
A building containing tanks of live fish of different species |
| Arbitrator |
A person appointed by two parties to solve a dispute |
| Archaeology |
The study of ancient things |
| Archives |
A collection of historical documents or records providing information about a place, institution, or group of people |
| Arena |
A place or scene of activity, debate, or conflict |
| Aristocracy |
A form of government in which power is held by the nobility |
| Arsenal |
A collection of weapons and military equipment |
| Arsonist |
A person who deliberately sets fire to a building |
| Ascetic |
One who leads an austere life |
| Astronaut |
A person who is trained to travel in a spacecraft |
| Astronomy |
Study of celestial bodies |
| Asylum |
An institution for the care of people who are mentally ill |
| Atheist |
One who does not believe in the existence of God |
| Auditor |
One who makes an official examination of accounts |
| Auditorium |
The part of a theatre where people who are watching and listening sit |
| Autobiography |
Writing of one's own life story |
| Autocracy |
A system of government by one person with absolute power |
| Autogamy |
Self-fertilization especially in plants |
| Autograph |
A signature of a celebrity (signature of oneself) |
| Automatic |
A machine that functions by itself |
| Automobile |
A self-moving vehicle |
| Autonomy |
A self-governing country or region |
| Autophobia |
Fear of being egoistical, alone or isolated |
| Aviary |
A large cage, building, or enclosure to keep birds? |
| Aviation |
Study of flying aero planes |
| Axiom |
A statement or proposition on which an abstractly defined structure is based |
