artūs, uum, m. pl., joints, limbs.

Ārūns, untis, m., a son of Tarquinius Superbus.

arx, arcis [arceō], f., citadel, stronghold.

[ās, assis], m., an as, the unit of Roman coinage, orig. a pound of copper, but finally reduced to half an ounce. It was then worth about a cent.

āscendō, see [scandō].

Asia, ae, f., Asia, esp. Asia Minor.

Asiāticus, adj., Asiatic. As noun, Asiāticus, ī, m., (cognomen of Lucius Cornelius Scipio, conqueror of Antiochus.

asper, aspera, asperum, adj., rough, bitter, sharp; harsh, violent, severe.

asperitās, ātis [asper], f., roughness, harshness; acidity (of vinegar).

āspernor, see [spernō].