| A | B |
|---|
| lively; animated; energetic | sprightly |
| to forgive; free from blame | absolve |
| simile | literary element comparing two unlike things using like or as |
| to scold harshly | berate |
| high praise | adulation |
| to find fault with and condemn as wrong; blame | censure |
| to punish; chastise; criticize severely | castigate |
| pertaining to beauty or the arts | aesthetic |
| speaking much and easily; glib | voluble |
| clown or fool | buffoon |
| persistent; hardworking | assiduous |
| careful and hard working | diligent |
| exceptionally insightful; able to foresee the future | clairvoyant |
| conspicuously bad | egregious |
| idiot; dimwit; foolish person | dolt |
| careful; cautious | wary |
| tasteless; dull | vapid |
| weakening; tiring | enervating |
| extremely dry; deathly boring | arid |
| momentary; transient; fleeting | ephemeral |
| to improve; bring to a greater level of intensity | enhance |
| ruddy; flushed; gaudy; extremely ornate | florid |
| A literary element comparing two unlike things without using like or as | metaphor |
| having foresight | prescient |
| unusally advanced or talented at an early age | precocious |
