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Meaning of Cultural Terms
A person needs more than basic literacy, that is, the ability to read and write. Every citizen should possess a common body of knowledge that allows them to communicate effectively, govern themselves, and share in their society's rewards.
Here are the list of terms beginning with letter "A".
Aaron, Hank
Abbreviation
Abolitionism
Abortion
Absenteeism
Absolute zero
Abstract expressionism
a capella
Accounting
Achilles
Acid
Acquittal
Acrophobia
Actions speak louder than words.
Actuary
A.D.
Adagio
Adams, John
Adaptation
Addis Ababa
Ad hoc
Adieu
Adios
Adjective
Adrenal gland
Adultery
AEC(Atomic Energy Commission)
Aeneas
Aerobic
Aesop’s fables
Affirmative action
Afghanista
AFL-CI
Agamemno
Aggressio
Agreement
Ahab, Captain
air pollution
Akron, OH
a la carte
Alamo
Alaskan pipeline
Albania
Albatross around one’s neck
Alchemy
Aleutian Islands
Alexandria, Egypt
Algae
Algeria
Alias
Alien and Sedition Act
Ali, Muhamma
Alla
Allegheny Mountains
Allegro
Allergy
Alliteration
All roads lead to Rome.
All’s well that ends well,
All the news that’s fit to print
All things to all me
All work and no play makes
Jack a dull boy.
Alpha and omega
Alps, the
Alternating current (AC)
Alto
Alzheimer’s disease
Amazing Grace (song)
Amazon (myth)
America
American Legion
American Stock Exchange
Amicus curiae
Amish
Amnesty
Amoeba
Amortization
Ampersand (&)
Amplifier
Anaerobic
Anal personality
Anarchy
Anchorage, AK
Andante
Andromeda
Anecdote
Angelou, Maya
Angola
Animal kingdom
Animism
Annapolis
Anno domini (A.D.)
annus mirabilis
Anorexia
Antebellum
Anthropology
Antiballistic missile (ABM)
Antibody
Antigen
Antigone (title)
antiparticle
anti-Semitism
Antony and Cleopatra (title)
Antony’s speech at Caesar’s funeral
any port in a storm
Apache Indians
aphorism
Aphrodite (Venus)
apocryphal
Apollo program
apostrophe (‘)
appeals, court of
appendix (anatomy)
Appomattox Court House
appraisal
April showers bring May
flowers,
Aquinas, Saint Thomas
Arabian Nights
arbitration
Archduke Francis Ferdinand
Archimedes
Arctic, the
Arctic Ocean
aria
Aristophanes
Arizona
Armageddon
armistice
Arnold, Benedict
Artemis (Diana
artery
arthritis
Articles of Confederation
Art is long, life is short.
ascorbic acid
As flies to wanton boys are we to the gods.
Asia Minor
Ask not what your country can do for you.
assimilation
asteroid belt
astrology
As you make your bed so must you lie in it
Athena (Minerva)
A thing of beauty is a joy forever.
Atlantic Charter
at large
atlas
atmospheric pressure
atom
atomic number
atom smasher
AT&T
attorney general of the United States
audit
Audubon
Augean stables
Augustus Caesar
au revoir
aurora borealis (northern lights)
Austen, Jane
Abandon hope, all ye who enter here. |
Aberdeen
Abominable snowman
Absence makes the heart grow fonder.
Absolute monarchy
Abstract art
Academic freedom
Accelerator, particle
Acculturation
Achilles’ heel
Acid rain
Acronym
Acropolis
Act of God
Acupuncture
Ad absurdum
Adam and Eve
Adams, John Quincy
Addams, Jane
Adeste Fideles (song)
Ad hominem
Ad infinitum
Adirondack Mountains
Adonis
Adrenaline (fight or flight)
Adverb
Aegean, the
Aeneid, The (title)
Aeschylus
Aesthetics
Affluent society
Aficionado
Africa
Age cannot wither her, nor custom stale/Her infinite variety.
Agnosticism
Agribusiness
AIDS
Air. Quality Index
Alabama
Aladdin’s lamp
Alaska
Alas, poor Yorick...
Albany, NY
Albuquerque, NM
Alcott, Louisa May
Alexander the Great
Alfresco
Alger, Horatio
Algiers
Alice in Wonderland (title)
Alienation
Alkaline
All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.
Allegory
Allen, Woody
Alliance for Progress
Alloy
All’s fair in love and war.
All that glitters is not gold.
The entire world’s a stage.
Allusion
Alma mater
Alpha radiation
Alter ego
Alternator
Altruism
a.m.
Amazonian
Amazon River
American gothic (image)
American Revolution
America the Beautiful (song)
Amino acids
Amnesia
Amniotic sac
Amok, run
amp (ampere)
Amphibians
Amsterdam
Analogy
An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
An army travels on its stomach.
ancien régime
Anderson, Hans Christian
And thereby hangs a tale
Anemia
Anglican church (Church of England, Episcopal church)
Angst
Animal/vegetable/mineral
Ankara
Ann Arbor, Ml
Annuity
Anon
Antarctica
Anthony, Susan B.
Anthropomorphism
Antibiotic
Anticlericalism
Antigone (myth)
antimatter
antipodes
antitrust legislation
antonym
anxiety
aorta
apartheid
aphrodisiac
apocalypse
Apollo
Apostles, the Twelve
Appalachian Mountains
appeasement
Appleseed, Johnny
apportionment
appropriation
apropos
Arabia
Arab-Israeli conflict
arch
archetype
archipelago
Arctic Circle
Argentina
aristocracy
Aristotle
Arkansas
Armenian massacres
Armstrong, Louis
arrivederci
arteriosclerosis
art for art’s sake
article (grammar)
artificial intelligence (AI)
asceticism
asexual reproduction
Asia
Ask, and it shall be given.
assessment
Astaire, Fred, and Ginger Rogers
as the crow flies
asymmetry
atheism
Athens
Atlanta, GA
Atlantic City, NJ
Atlas
atmosphere
atoll
atomic bomb (A-bomb)
atomic weight
atrium (of heart)
Attila the Hun
Auckland
auditory nerve
auf Wiedersehen
Augustine, Saint
Auld Lang Sync (song)
auricle
Austin, TX
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