| A | B |
| acrimony | bitingly hostile |
| banal | lacking originality |
| benign | having a kind disposition |
| censure | to blame, criticize or disapprove |
| clemency | mercy towards an enemy |
| delineate | to draw an outline of; to represent |
| eclectic | selecting the best of different things |
| fortuitous | happening by accident or chance |
| guile | treacherous and deceitful cunning |
| haphazard | dependent on chance |
| immutable | subject to change |
| jocose | given to joking |
| keen | having a sharp edge; intellectually quick |
| lascivious | marked by base or sexual desires |
| malice | a desire to harm others or see them suffer |
| nomad | one with no permanent home |
| precede | to come before |
| rebuff | to refuse bluntly |
| redundant | more than what is needed; repetitive |
| superfluous | beyond what is needed |