| A | B |
| affable | surly, cantankerous, dour, inhospitable |
| aggrandize | reduce, decrease, diminish |
| amorphous | definite, well-defined, clear-cut |
| contraband | legal, lawful, licit |
| erudite | ignorant, uneducated, illiterate |
| gossamer | thick, dense, solid, massive |
| inscrutable | comprehensible, intelligible, penetrable |
| insular | catholic, cosmopolitan, liberal |
| irrevocable | reversible, changeable |
| propensity | natural incapacity or inability |
| querulous | uncomplaining, stoical, serence, placid |
| repudiate | avow, affirm, aver, avouch |
| resilient | rigid, stiff, inflexible, unyielding |
| scurrilous | decorous, seemly, tasteful, dignified |
| sedulous | lackadaisical, listless, indolent, otiose |
| sleazy | superior, first-rate, quality, sturdy |
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