*absolutamente* absolutely
*absolutismo* m. despotism
*absoluto* absolute
*absorber* absorb
*acá* here; *desde entonces ——* from then till now
*acabar* finish, end; *—— con* use up; *—— de* (with inf.) have just; *que no acababa de llegar nunca* that you were never going to come
*acaso, por ——*, perhaps; by chance
*acceder* accede to, grant
*acción* f. action
*aceptar* accept