| Flap 1 | Flap 2 |
| abase | to humble; to disgrace |
| abdicate | to gove up a postition, right, or power |
| aberration | something different from the usual |
| abeyance | temporary suspension or suspension |
| abject | miserable, pitiful |
| abstruse | difficult to comprehend |
| acerbic | bitter; sharp in taste or temper |
| acquiesce | to agree; to comply quietly |
| acrimony | bitterness, animosity |
| adulterate | to corrupt or make impure |
| aesthetic | pertaining to beauty or art |
| aggrandize | to make larger or greater in power |
| alacrity | cheerful willingness, eagerness; speed |
| allegory | symbolic representation |
| amalgamate | to mix, combine |
| ameliorate | to make better; to improve |
| amortize | to diminish by installment payments |
| anachronism | something chronologically inappropriate |
| anathema | ban, curse; something shunned or disliked |
| ancillary | accessory; subordinate; helping |
| antediluvian | prehistoric; ancient beyond measure |
| anterior | preceding, previous, before, prior (to) |
| antipathy | dislike, hostility; extreme opposition or aversion |
| apocryphal | not genuine, fictional |
| apotheosis | glorification, glorified ideal |
| approbation | praise, official approval |
| ardent | passionate, enthusiastic, fervent |
| ardor | great emotion or passion |
| arduous | extremely difficult, laborious |
| ascetic | self-denying, abstinent, austere |
| aspersion | false rumor; damaging report, slander |
| assiduous | diligent, persistent, hardworking |
| assuage | to make less severe; to ease; to relieve |
| astringent | harsh, severe, stern |
| atrocious | monstrous, shockingly bad, wicked |
| atrophy | to waste away; to wither from disuse |
| attenuate | to weaken; to make thin or slender |
| augury | prophecy; prediction of events |
| august | dignified, awe inspiring, venerable |
| auspicious | having favorable prospects, promising |
| avarice | greed |
| axiom | premise, postulate, self-evident truth |
