| A | B |
| ambiguous | open to more than one interpretation |
| ambivalent | simultaneously feeling opposing feelings; uncertain |
| apathetic | feeling or showing little emotion |
| arbitrary | determined by impulse rather than reason |
| capricious | impulsive and unpredictable |
| equivocate | to avoid make a definite statement |
| indifferent | not caring one way or the other |
| spontaneous | unplanned; naturally occuring |
| whimsical | subject to erratic behavior; unpredictable |
| inconsequential | unimportant |
| superficial | concerned only with what is on the surface or obvious; shallow |
| tenuous | having little substance or strength; shaky; unsure, weak |
| trivial | of little importance or significance |
| assiduous | hard-working |
| compelling | forceful; urgently demanding attention |
| diligent | marked by painstaking effort; hard-working |
| dogged | stubbornly persevering |
| endure | to put up with; to survive hardship |
| intrepid | courageous; fearless |
| maverick | independent; rebel; one who resists adherence to a group |
| obdurate | stubborn; inflexible |
| obstinate | stubbornly adhering to an opinion or a course of action |
| proliferate | to grow or increase rapidly |
| tenacity | persistence |
| vitality | energy; power to survive |
| assimilation | to absorb; to make similar |
| consensus | general agreement |
| context | circumstances of a situation; environment |
| derived | copied or adopted from a source |
| incumbent | imposed as a duty; obligatory |
| inevitable | certain to happen, unavoidable |
| malleable | easily shaped or formed; easily influenced |
| subdue | to restrain; to hold back |