auris, is, f., ear.

aurum, ī, n., gold.

[auspicium, ī] [avis + *speciō], n., divination by noting the flight or cries of birds. In taking the auspicia, auspices, the augur sought to learn whether the gods favored or disapproved a proposed course of conduct.

aut, conj., or; aut . . . aut, either . . . or.

autem, conj., always postpositive, but, however, moreover.

auxilium, ī [augeō], n., help, aid; plur., auxiliary troops (usually foreign and light-armed troops).

avāritia, ae [avārus], f., greed, avarice.

avārus, adj., greedy, grasping, covetous.

āvellō, ere, vellī, vulsus [ab + vellō, to pluck], to tear off or away, sever.

Aventīnus, ī, m. (sc. mōns), the Aventine, one of the seven hills of Rome.