| A | B |
|---|
| Abstract | general, not concrete |
| Aesthetic | having to do with the appreciation of beauty. |
| Alleviate | to ease a pain or a burden |
| Ambivalent | simultaneously feeling opposing feelings; uncertain. |
| Apathetic | feeling or showing little emotion. |
| Auspicious | favorable; promising. |
| Benevolent | well-meaning; generous |
| Candor | sincerity; openness. |
| Cogent | convincing; reasonable |
| Comprehensive | large in scope or content. |
| Contemporary | current, modern; from the same time. |
| Conviction | a fixed or strong belief |
| Diligent | marked by painstaking effort; hard-working |
| Dubious | doubtful; of unlikely authenticity |
| Eclectic | made up of a variety of sources or styles. |
| Egregious | conspicuously bad or offensive |
| Exculpate | to free from guilt or blame. |
| Egregious | conspicuously bad or offensive |
| Florid | describing flowery or elaborate speech. |
| Gratuitous | given freely; unearned; unwarranted |
| Hackneyed | worn-out through overuse; trite. |
| Idealize | to consider perfect |
| Impartial | not in favor of one side or the other; unbiased |
| Imperious | arrogantly domineering or overbearing. |
| Inherent | inborn; built-in |
