| A | B |
|---|
| prudent | careful, cautious |
| prosaic | relating to prose; dull, commonplace |
| scrutinize | to observe carefully |
| sagacious | wise, shrewd |
| vacuous | empty, void; lacking intelligence |
| urbane | courteous; refined; suave |
| pallid | lacking color or liveliness |
| noisome | stinking; putrid |
| poignant | emotionally moving |
| parched | dried up; shriveled |
| renovation | repair; making something new again |
| prosperity | wealth or success |
| sanguine | cheerfully optimistic; ruddy |
| resilient | quick to recover; bounce back |
| integrity | decency; honesty; wholeness |
| fortuitous | happening by luck; fortunate |
| longevity | long life |
| jubilation | joy; celebration; exultation |
| mercurial | quick; shrewd and unpredictable |
| maudlin | overly sentimental |
| moribund | dying, decaying |
| kenning | A figurative, usually compound expression used in place of a name or noun, especially in Old English and Old Norse poetry; for example, "storm of swords" instead of "battle" |
| exemplary | outstanding; an example to others |
| eminent | celebrated; distinguished; outstanding; towering |
| incisive | perceptive; penetrating |
| hackneyed | cliched; worn out by overuse |
| intuitive | instinctive; untaught |
| inept | clumsy; awkward; foolish; nonesensical |
| perspicacious | shrewd; astute; keen-witted |
| mundane | ordinary; commonplace |
