| A | B | 
| desultory | Moving or jumping from one thing to another; disconnected | 
| introspectiveness | The quality of examining one's own thoughts, feelings, and sensations; self-examination. | 
| prefatory | Of, relating to, or constituting a preface; introductory. | 
| discursive | Covering a wide field of subjects; rambling. | 
| during | Throughout the course or duration of. | 
| conservative | .  Favoring traditional views and values; tending to oppose change. | 
| tortuous | ) Having or marked by repeated turns or bends; winding or twisting | 
| compulsive | Having the capacity to compel | 
| discernible | Perceptible, as by the faculty of vision or the intellect | 
| assiduous | Constant in application or attention; diligent; busy | 
| sensuous | Of, relating to, or derived from the senses. | 
| cursory | Performed with haste and scant attention to detail | 
| effusive | Unrestrained or excessive in emotional expression | 
| expository | writing that explains an idea, a process, etc. | 
| obdurate | Hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; stubbornly impenitent | 
| nascent | Coming into existence; emerging | 
| impulsive | Acting on or tending to act on a sudden influence. direct force, or idea. | 
| perspicuous | Clearly expressed or presented; easy to understand. | 
| deciduous | shedding leaves each year at the end of the growing season. | 
| repulsive | Causing repugnance or aversion; disgusting. | 
| deity | A god or goddess. | 
| rectitude | Moral uprightness; righteousness; honesty. | 
| stringent | Imposing rigorous standards of performance; severe | 
| lucidity | Easily understood; intelligible; clearness of thought. | 
| translucent | Transmitting light but causing sufficient diffusion to prevent perception of distinct images; letting light through. | 
| inequity | Injustice; unfairness. | 
| verisimilitude | The quality of appearing to be true or real. | 
| inexorably | Not capable of being persuaded by entreaty; relentless | 
| verity | The quality or condition of being true, factual, or real. | 
| fortitude | Strength of mind that allows one to endure pain or adversity with courage | 
| primacy | The state of being first or foremost. | 
| probity | Complete and confirmed integrity; uprightness; honest: | 
| surreptitious | Obtained, done, or made by clandestine or stealthy means. | 
| acuity | Acuteness of vision or perception; keenness. | 
| efficacy | Power or capacity to produce a desired effect; effectiveness. | 
| affability | Easy and pleasant to speak to; approachable; courteous. | 
| animosity | Bitter hostility or open enmity; active hatred. | 
| rapacious | Taking by force; plundering. | 
| infirmity | A bodily ailment or weakness, especially one brought on by old age. | 
| amity | Peaceful relations, as between nations; friendship. | 
| perfidy | Deliberate breach of faith; calculated violation of trust; treachery | 
| tenacity | The quality of holding or tending to hold persistently to something, such as a point of view. | 
| suffuse | The spread through or over, as with liquid, color, or light. | 
| expatriate | To send into exile | 
| fidelity | The degree to which an electronic system accurately reproduces the sound or image of its input signal. | 
| obsequious | Full of or exhibiting servile compliance; fawning, slavish. | 
| obsequies | A funeral rite or ceremony. | 
| potentate | One who has the power and position to rule over others; a monarch. | 
| averred | To affirm positively; declare. | 
| vivacity | Full of animation and spirit; lively; liveliness. | 
| incisive | Penetrating, clear, and sharp, as in operation or expression | 
| retort | To reply, especially to answer in a quick, caustic, or witty manner. | 
| plenary | Complete in all respects; unlimited or full | 
| confereracy | A union of persons, parties, or states; a league. | 
| sanctimonious | Feigning piety or righteousness; making a show of being holy. | 
| acimony | Bitter, sharp animosity, especially as exhibited in speech or behavior. | 
| matricide | The act of killing one's mother. | 
| patrimony | An inheritance from the a father or ancester. | 
| veracity | truthfulness | 
| retentive | Having the ability or capacity to retain knowledge or information with ease |