| A | B |
| ardor | intense emotion SYN: passion, enthusiasm ANT: indifference |
| assiduous | very careful, showing persistent and hard-working effort SYN: diligent, persevering ANT: lazy |
| bestial | brutal without reason, inhuman, savage SYN: brutish, repulsive ANT: humane |
| concord | an agreement, treaty, peaceful coexistence SYN: harmony, unity ANT: conflict |
| defer | to postpone, to delay, to put off action SYN: procrastinate ANT: begin immediately |
| dissected | divided into numerous segments or parts SYN: dismember, divide ANT: whole |
| husband | to be thrifty with something, to manage money/resources economically SYN: supervise, manage ANT: ignore |
| inanimate | without life, not lively, dead or inert SYN: lifeless, non-living ANT: animate |
| lithe | flexible and graceful SYN: supple, agile ANT: stiff |
| maladroit | showing lack of skill or tact, clumsy in speech or behavior SYN: awkward ANT: graceful |
| muted | toned down or silenced SYN: hushed, muffled ANT: amplified |
| paradigm | a very good example or model SYN: standard, archetype |
| potable | something drinkable SYN: filtered ANT: unclean |
| redundant | repetitious, repeating meaning SYN: superfluous ANT: basic |
| sinuous | full of bends and curves SYN: winding, twisting ANT: straight |
| subjugate | to bring under one's control SYN: conquer ANT: give in to |
| totter | to stagger, walk unsteadily, to be unstable SYN: wobble, flounder ANT: continue |
| usurp | to take possession over something without right SYN: assume, seize ANT: surrender |
| vicarious | experienced through another by imagining SYN: delegated ANT: firsthand |
| woe | great sorrow, grief, or misfortune SYN: misery, affliction ANT: content |