| A | B |
|---|
| assiduous | persistent, hard-working |
| diligent | careful and hard-working |
| enhance | to improve, bring to a greater level of intensity |
| impetuous | rash, impulsive, acting without thinking |
| impute | to attribute an action to a particular person or group |
| intrepid | fearless, adventurous |
| nonchalant | calm, casual, seeming unexcited |
| prudent | careful, cautious |
| restrained | controlled, repressed, restrcited |
| subtle | hard to detect or describe; perceptive |
| surreptitious | secret, stealthy |
| tenacious | determined, keeping a firm grip on |
| wary | careful, cautious |
| exasperation | irritation, frustration |
| procrastinate | to unnecessarily delay, postpone, put off |
| digression | the act of turning aside, straying from the main point, especially in a pseech or argument |
| abbreviate | to shorten, abridge |
| anecdote | short, usually funny account of an event |
| circuitous | indirect, taking the longest route |
| ephemeral | momentary, transient, fleeting |
| evanescent | quickly fading, short-lived, especially an image |
| extenuation | lengthening |
| longevity | long life |
| transient | temporary, short-lived, fleeting |
| anonymous | without a disclosed identity; of unknown origin |
| hackneyed | worn out by overuse; made common-place |
| hypothesis | theory requiring proof |
| mundane | of this world; extremely common |
| prosaic | relating to prose; made common |
| substantiate | to verify, confirm, provide supporting evidence |
| superfluous | more than enough |
| asylulm | an institution for the care of the ill or needy; a place of refuge; protection granted by a government to refugees |
| demagogue | orator or political leader who gains power by arousing peoples' emotions and prejudices |
| hedonist | person who persues pleasure as a goal |
| lobbyist | one who seeks to influence poltical events or legislators |
| novice | one who is new to a situation or position |
| orator | public speaker of great eloquence |
| censure | to criticize harshly |
| condescending | possessing an attitude of superiority |
| discredit | to harm the reputation of |
| disdain | to regard with scorn or contempt |
| haughty | arrogant, condescending |
| inconsequential | unimportant, trivial |
| perfidious | faithless, disloyal, untrustworthy |
| querulous | complaining, irritable |
| rancorous | bitter, hateful |
| suppress | to end an activity, to prevent the dissemination of information |
| frugal | thrifty, cheap |
| opulent | wealthy |
| ostentatious | showy, displaying wealth |
| properity | wealth or success |
| clairvoyant | exceptionally insightful; able to foresee the future |
| conditional | depending on a condition |
| fortuitous | happening by luck or chance |
| inevitable | unable to be avoided or escaped |
| intuitive | perceptive to the truth, fact |
| spontaneity | impulsive action, unplanned events |
| arid | extremely dry or deathly boring |
| florid | red-colored, flushed; gaudy, ornate |
| parched | dried up, shriveled |
| abstinence | forebearance from indulgence of an appetite; refraining from a pleasurable activity |
| empathy | identification with the feelings of others |
| integrity | uncompromising adherence to moral and ethical principles |
| resilient | quick to recover; capable of springing back to an original form and size after compression, bending, or stretching |
| reverence | profound or deep respect |
| sagacity | keen, practical sense |
| venerable | respected because of age or office; hallowed by religious or historic association |
| enervating | weakening, tiring |
| adversity | misfortune, an unfavorable turn of events |
| antagonist | foe, opponent, adversary |
| deleterious | harmful, destructive, detrimental |
| precocious | usually advanced or talented at an early age |
| pretentious | pretending to be important, intelligent, or cultured |
| provocative | tending to provoke a response |
| scrutinize | to observe carefully; examine minutely |
| spurious | lacking authenticity; not genuine |
| superficial | lacking in depth; on the surface |
| adulation | high praise |
| aesthetic | pertaining to beauty or the arts |
| amicable | friendly, agreeable |
| benevolent | friendly, helpful |
| compassion | helpfulness or mercy |
| emulate | to follow an example |
| exemplary | an example to others |
| jubilation | joy, celebration |
| renovation | making something new again |
| tactful | skillful in acting to avoid offense to others |
| anachronistic | out-of-date, not attributed to the correct historical period |
| camaraderie | trust, sociability amongst friends |
| collaborate | to work together, cooperate |
| compromise | to settle a dispute by terms agreeable to both sides |
| conformist | person who complies with accepted rules and customs |
| congregation | a crowd of people, an assembly |
| convergence | the state of separate elements joining or coming together |
| divergent | separating, moving in different directions from a particular point |
| incompatible | opposed in nature, not able to live or work together |
| reclusive | preferring to live in isolation |
| reconciliation | the act of agreement after a quarrel, the resolution of a dispute |
