| A | B | 
| intuitive | instinctive; untaught | 
| arid | extremely dry or deathly boring | 
| inept | clumsy; awkward; foolish; nonsensical | 
| exemplary | outstanding; an example to others | 
| enervating | weakening; tiring | 
| florid | ruddy; flushed; gaudy; extremely ornate | 
| prudent | careful; cautious | 
| precocious | unusually advanced or talented at an early age | 
| evanescent | quickly fading; short-lived, especially an image | 
| eminent | celebrated; distinguished; outstanding; towering | 
| perspicacious | shrewd; astute; keen-witted | 
| vapid | tasteless; dull | 
| hackneyed | cliched; worn out by overuse | 
| sagacious | wise; shrewd | 
| ephemeral | momentary; transient; fleeting | 
| urbane | courteous; refined; suave | 
| voluble | speaking much and easily; talkative; glib | 
| prosaic | relating to prose; dull; commonplace | 
| vacuous | empty, void; lacking intelligence | 
| incisive | perceptive; penetrating | 
| mundane | ordinary; commonplace | 
| prescient | having foresight | 
| aesthetic | pertaining to beauty or the arts | 
| scrutinize | to observe carefully | 
| enhance | to improve; bring to a greater level of intensity |