| A | B |
|---|
| thoroughly skilled; (n) an expert | adept |
| bare, dreary, dismal | bleak |
| to have ambitious hopes or plans, strive toward a higher goal, desire earnestly; to ascend | aspire |
| to blame, scold | chide |
| worthy of scorn, contemptible | despicable |
| small, smaller than most others of the same type | diminuitive |
| to free from slavery; to release or liberate | emancipate |
| incorrect, containing mistakes | erroneous |
| to make use of, develop; to make improper use of for personal profit; a feat, deed | exploit |
| made or delivered on the spur of the moment | extemperaneous |
| to make imperfect, damage, harm | impair |
| not able to be defeated, unbeatable | invincible |
| drooping; without energy, sluggish | languid |
| mud; wet, swampy ground; a tough situation; (v) to get stuck | mire |
| forward; undesirably prominent; thrust out | obtrusive |
| an introduction to a speech or piece of writing | preamble |
| to cause to become; to perform, to deliver officially; to process, extract | render |
| rough, irregular; severe, stern; strong; stormy | rugged |
| inclined to doubt, slow to accept something as true | skeptical |
| untidy in dress, personal habits, etc.; careless | slipshod |
