arˈrant (ărˈănt), downright.

ar-rayˈ (ă-rāˈ), order, dress.

arˈro-gance (ărˈō-găns), pride.

arˈse-nal (ärˈse᷵-năl), a public establishment for the storage or manufacture of arms and military equipment.

ar-tifˈi-cer (är-tĭfˈĭ-sẽr), skilled worker.

arˌti-fiˈcial-ly (ärˌtĭ-fĭshˈă-lĭ), not genuinely.

as-cendˈan-cy (ă-sĕnˈdăn-sĭ), control, superiority.

as-cendˈing (ă-sĕndˈĭng), moving or climbing upward.

asˌcer-tainˈ (ăsˌẽr-tānˈ), find out for a certainty.

as-cribˈing (ăs-krībˈĭng), attributing, assigning.