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List of Words for Letter 'A'

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  • abolitionist a person who works to end slavery
  • agribusiness a large farm owned by a company
  • agriculture the science and business of growing crops and raising animals
  • Allied Powers the forces led by Great Britain, France, and Russia during World War I; the United States joined the Allied Forces in 1917
  • Allies the countries that fought against the Axis Powers in World War II - Great Britain, France, China, United States, and the Soviet Union among many others
  • amendment a change or addition to a constitution or law
  • aqueduct a canal or pipe for bringing water from a faraway source
  • aquifer the layer of rock or gravel that traps water underground and supplies wells and springs
  • archaeology the study of the way humans lived a long time ago
  • artifact an object made or used by people who lived in the past
  • Axis Powers Germany, Italy, and Japan - nations that fought the Allies in World War II


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