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.