automatic, a. [self-propelling], self-moving; [involuntary], [mechanical].

autopsy, n. necropsy, post-mortem [examination].

auxiliary, n. [assistant], coadjutor, [helper].

avarice, n. [cupidity].

avaricious, a. covetous, [greedy].

average, a. [medium], [ordinary], [mediocre], [middling].

averse, a. disinclined, [indisposed], [reluctant], loath.

aversion, n. [dislike], [antipathy], disinclination, [loathing], [abhorrence].

avid, a. eager, [greedy], desirous.

avidity, n. [eagerness], [greediness], intense [desire].