| A | B |
|---|
| Succinct | clearly and briefly stated; concise |
| garrulous | talkitive; loquacious |
| haughty | having great pride in oneself and dislike for others |
| mundane | commonplace, ordinary |
| mediate | to act as a go-between in settling conflicts or disputes between people or opposing sides |
| gregarious | sociable; outgoing |
| contentious | quarrelsome; belligerent |
| philanthropic | showing a desire to help others by giving gifts; charitable; humane |
| penurious | stingy; relating to great poverty, destitution |
| labyrinth | a maze from which it is very hard to free oneself |
| nefarious | very mean and wicked |
| deride | to ridicule or make fun of; to scoff at |
| nonchalant | casual and indifferent; not showing any great concern or worry about anything |
| soporific | sleep-inducing; sleepy |
| subordinate | inferior; lower in rank or status |
| fervent | filled with passion or intensity |
| recalcitrant | stubborn, disobediant; defiant |
| mellifluous | sweet and smooth sounding |
| extol | to praise highly; laud |
| prolific | abundant; producing a great deal; fertile |
| glutton | one who overindulges in food and drink |
| meticulous | very careful |
| transient | lasting for a short time; temporary |
| contemporary | modern, new; relating to the same time period |
| surreptitious | done or made in secret, stealthy way |
| orator | a skillful public speaker |
| peripheral | only marginally connected to what is truly important; minor or incedental; relating to the field of vision |
| Judicious | showing wisdom in judging people and situations |
| ambivalent | having conflicting feelings or opinions about something; unsure |
| intimidate | to frighten; to hint at |
