| A | B |
|---|
| Abstract | Theoretical, without reference to specifics |
| Absurd | Contrary to logic, but sometimes aristically viable |
| Affected | Assuminb a false manner or attitude to impress others |
| Ambiguous | Having two or more possible meanings |
| Analytical | Inclined to examine things by studying their contents or parts |
| Anecdotal | Involving short narratives of interesting events |
| Angry | Resentful, enraged |
| Archaic | In the style of an earlier period |
| Austere | Stern, strict, frgal, unadorned |
| Banal | Pointless and ininteresting |
| Baroque | Elaborate, grotesque, ornamental |
| Bizarre | Unusually strange or odd |
| Bland | Undisturbing, unemotional, and uninteresting |
| Bombastic | Pretentioius and pompous |
| Breezy | Quick-paced, but sometimes superficial |
| Childish | Immature (when applied to adults or to writing) |
| Cinematic | Having qualities of a motion picture |
| Classical | Formal, enduring, a standard, adhering to certain traditional methods |
| Colloquial | Characteristic or ordinary and informal conversation |
| Comic | Humorous, funny, light |
| Concise | Using Very few words to express a great deal |
| Confessional | Characterized by personal admission of faults |
| Contemptuous | Expressing contempt or disdain |
| Convincing | Persuasive, believable, plausible |
| Convoluted | Very complicated or involved (as in the case of sentences with many qualifiers, phrases, and clauses) |
| Crepuscular | Having to do with twilight or shadowy areas (as in the darker and more hidden parts of human experience) |
| Cynical | A tendency to believe that all human behavior is selfish and opportunistic |
