| A | B |
|---|
| abstract | general; not concrete |
| aesthetic | having to do with the appreciation of beauty |
| alleviate | to ease a pain or a burden |
| ambivalent | simultaneously feeling opposing feelings; uncertain |
| apathetic | feeling or showing little emotion |
| auspicious | favorable; promising |
| benevolent | well meaning; generous |
| candor | sincerity; openness |
| cogent | convincing; reasonable |
| comprehensive | large in scope or context |
| contemporary | current, modern; from the same time |
| conviction | a fixed or strong belief |
| diligent | marked by painstaking effort; hard-working |
| dubious | doubtful; of unlikely authenticity |
| eclectic | made up of a variety of sources or styles |
| egregious | conspicuously bad or offensive |
| exculpate | to free from guilt or blame |
| florid | describing flowery or elablorate speech |
| gratuitous | given freely; unearned, unwaranted |
| hackneyed | worn-out through overuse; trite |
| idealize | to consider perfect |
| impartial | not in favor of one side or the other; unbiased |
| imperious | arrogantly domineering or overbearing |
| inherent | inborn; built-in |
| innovative | introducing something new |
| inveterate | long established; deep-rooted, habitual |
| laudatory | giving praise |
| maverick | one who resists adherence to a group |
| mollify | to calm or soothe |
| novel | strikingly new or unusual |
| obdurate | stubborn; inflexible |
| objectivity | treating facts uninfluenced by emotion |
| obstinate | stubbornly adhering to an opinion |
| ornate | elaborately decorated |
| ostentatious | describing a showy or pretentious display |
| paramount | of chief concern or importance |
| penitent | expressing remorse for one's misdeeds |
| pervasive | dispersed throughout |
| plausible | seemigly valid or acceptable; credible |
| profound | having great depth or seriousness |
| prosaic | unimaginative; dull |
| quandry | a state of uncertainty or perplexity |
| rancorous | hateful; marked by a deep-seated ill will |
| spurious | not genuine; false; counterfeit |
| stoic | indifferent to pleasure or pain; impassive |
| superfluous | extra; unnecessary |
| tenuous | having little substance or strength; unsure; weak |
| timorous | timid; fearful about the future |
| transitory | short-lived; temporary |
| vindicated | freed from blame |
