| A | B |
| Prosaic | dull; unimaginative |
| Profuse | flowing; extravagant |
| Expedient | providing immediate advantage |
| Fastidious | meticulous; with attention to detail |
| Belligerent | combative; quarrelsome |
| Astute | perceptive; intelligent |
| Censure | to condemn severely |
| Mitigate | to lessen the severity |
| Reprehensible | worthy of blame or censure |
| Engender | to create or produce |
| Exemplary | outstanding; setting a good example |
| Relegate | to banish; to send away |
| Anecdote | brief entertaining story (unpublished) |
| Fallacious | false |
| Acclaim | praise; applause; admiration |
| Uniform | consistent; unchanging; the same for everyone |
| Incoherent | jumbled, chaotic; impossible to understand |
| Repress | to hold do |
| Articulate | to speak clearly and well |
| Solicit | to ask for, to request, to seek |