| A | B |
| Auspices | protection or support; patronage |
| Auspicious | attended by favorable circumstances |
| Circumspect | heedful of circumstances |
| Despicable | deserving of scorn or contempt |
| Introspective | self-examining |
| Perspicuity | quality of being clearly expressed |
| Prospective | likely to become or be |
| Specious | having the ring of truth but actually false |
| Specter | a phantom; apparition |
| Spectrum | a broad range of related qualities or ideas |