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].