A dozen intriguing and unusual words beginning with the letter A.
Abligurition: Excessive financial outlay on food and drink.
Acnestis: The part of the back between the shoulder blades and the loins which we cannot reach to scratch. If you've got an itch on your acnestis, grab a back scratcher.
Adoxography: Elegant or refined writing on a trivial subject.
Aeolistic: Long-winded.
Agnomen: An additional name or an epithet appended to a name (as in 'Ferdinand the Great').
Amphibology: Phrase or sentence that is grammatically ambiguous, such as 'She sees more of her kids than her husband.'
Amoretto: A little cupid.
Anadromous: The ability to migrate from salt water to spawn in fresh water, such as salmon.
Antejentacular: Before breakfast.
Aphthong: Silent letter(s). For example, the letters "gh" in "knight" are an aphthong.
Apricity: The warmth of the sun in winter.
Aptronym: A name that suits its owner. Like William Wordsworth, the poet; or Sara Blizzard, the BBC weather presenter.
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