| artless | without guile; open and honest | 
| ascendancy | controlling influence; position of controlling influence; CF. in the ascendant | 
| ascertain | find out for certain; make certain | 
| ascetic | practicing self-denial; avoiding physical pleasures and comforts; austere; Ex. ascetic life of Buddhist monks; N. asceticism | 
| ascribe | refer; attribute; assign | 
| aseptic | preventing infection; having a cleansing effect | 
| ashen | ash-colored; deadly pale | 
| asinine | stupid; Ex. asinine remarks | 
| askance | with a sideways or indirect look (with disapproval or distruct); Ex. look askance at | 
| askew | crookedly; slanted; at an angle | 
| asperity | sharpness; roughness; severity (of temper or weather); Ex. asperities of a Russian winter | 
| aspersion | slanderous remark; Ex. cast aspersions on | 
| aspirant | seeker after position or status | 
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