| A | B |
|---|
| accord | agreement; state of harmony SYN: treaty, unity |
| annulment | a voiding, invalidation SYN: termination |
| arduous | very difficult to accomplish or to achieve, a very demanding task SYN: strenuous |
| covert | secret, concealed SYN: stealthy |
| desecrate | to violate the sanctity of something SYN: defile, vandalize |
| expatriate | an exile SYN: refugee |
| fortuitous | something (usually good) that happens by accident SYN: unexpected |
| hackneyed | trite, phrases lacking freshness SYN: banal |
| illustrious | notably outstanding, famous SYN: memorable |
| Loquacious | very talkative SYN: rambling |
| neurotic | an emotionally unstable person; emotionally unstable SYN: irrational |
| porous | something that permits the passage of substances through pores SYN: permeable |
| rancid | having a foul or offensive smell or taste SYN: rotten |
| reconcile | to establish friendship; to resolve a dispute SYN: settle |
| tentative | not fully worked out, provisional SYN: uncertain |
