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a cappella

ABA

abettor

abhorrence

ability grouping

ablution

abolition

abolitionist

aborigine

abridgement

absolution

abstinence-only education

accelerator mass spectrometer

accession

accommodation

accountability

accoutrements

accretion

achievement gap

Achilles

acoustic

acoustics

acquiesce

acquiescence

acquirement

acrimony

active reading

activism

actual mechanical advantage

adherence

adjacent

adornment

advance organizer

Advanced Placement

advent

adversity

advocacy

advocate

aesthetic

aesthetic education

affidavit

affiliate

affinity

affirmative

affliction

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