| A | B |
| acquiesce | resist, protest |
| allure | Verb - repel, turn-off |
| allure | Noun - repellent |
| askew | straight, symmetrical |
| blithe | glum, morose, despondent, depressed |
| contentious | agreeable, amiable, affable, pacific |
| covet | disdain, scorn, despise |
| crestfallen | elated, cheerful, self-satisfied, cocky |
| disheveled | tidy, neat, oderly, well-groomed |
| exponent | critic, adversary, faultfinder, detractor |
| garrulous | reticent, mum, taciturn, laconic, reserved |
| insuperable | surmountable, conquerable, |
| lamentable | praiseworthy, commendable, laudable |
| profess | disclaim, disavow, repudiate |
| sinuous | direct, straight, unbending, stiff, rigid |
| sonorous | tinny, reedy, harsh, grating |
| vanguard | rear guard, stragglers, laggards |
| wastrel | skinflint, tightwad, miser |
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