aurora, f. dawn.

ausencia, f., absence.

ausente, absent.

auto, m., judicial decree or sentence; warrant, edict; — de fe, public punishment by the Inquisition, often a public burning; (hence) a great fire, a bonfire, a fire.

autor, m., author.

autoridad, f., authority.

autorizar, to authorize

avanzado, -a, adj. pp. of avanzar, advanced, late.

avanzar, to advance, progress.

avaro, -a, miserly, avaricious