Discover a variety of words starting with “ac” to enhance your vocabulary and understanding of the English language.
- Academic- related to education or scholarship.
- Acanthus- a plant with thick, spiky leaves.
- Accelerate- to increase speed.
- Accent- a way of pronunciation typical of a particular region.
- Accept- to receive or agree to.
- Access- the right or opportunity to use or benefit from something.
- Accident- an unexpected event causing damage or injury.
- Acclaim- praise enthusiastically and publicly.
- Accommodate- provide lodging or sufficient space for.
- Accompany- to go along with someone.
- Accomplish- to achieve or complete successfully.
- Accord- an agreement or treaty.
- Account- a record or statement of financial expenditure and receipts.
- Accumulate- gather together or acquire an increasing number or quantity of.
- Accuracy- the quality or state of being correct or precise.
- Accuse- claim that someone has done something wrong.
- Ache- a continuous or prolonged dull pain in a part of one’s body.
- Achieve- successfully bring about or reach (a desired objective or result) by effort.
- Achromatic- without color.
- Acid- a chemical substance that neutralizes alkalis, dissolves some metals, and turns litmus red.
- Acknowledge- accept or admit the existence or truth of.
- Acme- the point at which someone or something is best, perfect, or most successful.
- Acne- a skin condition characterized by red pimples on the skin.
- Acoustic- relating to sound or the sense of hearing.
- Acquaint- make someone aware of or familiar with.
- Acquire- buy or obtain for oneself.
- Acquit- free (someone) from a criminal charge by a verdict of not guilty.
- Acrid- having an irritatingly strong and unpleasant taste or smell.
- Acrobat- a performer who performs acrobatic feats.
- Acronym- an abbreviation formed from the initial letters of other words and pronounced as a word.
- Acropolis- a citadel or fortified part of an ancient Greek city, typically built on a hill.
- Across- from one side to the other of.
- Act- take action; do something.
- Actinium- the chemical element of atomic number 89, a radioactive metal.
- Activate- make (something) active or operative.
- Active- engaging or ready to engage in physically energetic pursuits.
- Activist- a person who campaigns for some kind of social change.
- Activity- a condition in which things are happening or being done.
- Actor- a person whose profession is acting on the stage, in movies, or on television.
- Actual- existing in fact; real.
- Acumen- the ability to make good judgments and quick decisions.
- Acupuncture- a system of complementary medicine that involves pricking the skin or tissues with needles.
- Acute- present or experienced to a severe or intense degree.
- Adapt- make (something) suitable for a new use or purpose; modify.
- Addict- a person who is addicted to a particular substance.
- Address- the particulars of the place where someone lives or an organization is situated.
- Adjoin- be next to and joined with.
- Adjust- alter or move (something) slightly in order to achieve the desired fit, appearance, or result.
- Administrate- supervise; carry out administrative tasks.
- Admire- regard with respect or warm approval.
- Admit- confess to be true or to be the case.
- Adopt- legally take another’s child and bring it up as one’s own.
- Adore- love and respect (someone) deeply.
- Adorn- make more beautiful or attractive.
- Adult- a person who is fully grown or developed.
- Advance- move forwards in a purposeful way.
- Advantage- a condition or circumstance that puts one in a favorable or superior position.
- Adventure- an unusual and exciting or daring experience.
- Adverb- a word or phrase that modifies the meaning of an adjective, verb, or other adverb.
- Adverse- preventing success or development; harmful; unfavorable.
- Advice- guidance or recommendations concerning prudent future action.
- Advise- offer suggestions about the best course of action to someone.
- Advocate- publicly recommend or support.
- Aerial- existing, happening, or operating in the air.
- Aesthetics- a set of principles concerned with the nature and appreciation of beauty.
- Affable- friendly, good-natured, or easy to talk to.
- Affect- have an effect on; make a difference to.
- Affinity- a spontaneous or natural liking or sympathy for someone or something.
- Affirm- state as a fact; assert strongly and publicly.
- Afflict- cause pain or suffering to; affect or trouble.
- Affluent- having a great deal of money; wealthy.
- Afraid- feeling fear or anxiety; frightened.
- After- in the time following (an event or another period).
- Again- another time; once more.
- Against- in opposition to.
- Age- the length of time that a person has lived or a thing has existed.
- Agency- a business or organization established to provide a particular service.
- Agenda- a list of items to be discussed at a formal meeting.
- Agent- a person who acts on behalf of another person or group.
- Agile- able to move quickly and easily.
- Aging- the process of becoming older.
- Agitate- make (someone) troubled or nervous.
- Agnostic- a person who believes that nothing is known or can be known of the existence or nature of God.
- Ago- in the past; before now.
- Agree- have the same opinion about something; concur.
- Agriculture- the science or practice of farming.
- Ahead- further forward in space; in front.
- Aid- help, typically of a practical nature.
- Ail- trouble or afflict (someone) in mind or body.
- Aim- point or direct (a weapon or camera) at a target.
- Air- the invisible gaseous substance surrounding the earth, a mixture mainly of oxygen and nitrogen.
- Aircraft- a vehicle that can fly.
- Aisle- a passage between rows of seats in a building such as a church or theater, an airplane, or a train.
- Alarm- an anxious awareness of danger.
- Album- a collection of recordings issued as a single item on CD, record, or another medium.
- Alcohol- a colorless volatile flammable liquid that is the intoxicating constituent of wine, beer, spirits, and other drinks.
- Alert- quick to notice any unusual and potentially dangerous or difficult circumstances; vigilant.
- Algebra- the part of mathematics in which letters and other general symbols are used to represent numbers and quantities.
- Alias- a false or assumed identity.
- Alibi- a claim or piece of evidence that one was elsewhere when an act, typically a criminal one, is alleged to have taken place.