| A | B |
| fastidious | exceedingly neat and clean; meticulous; demanding; having high standards |
| belligerent | wagin war; combative; quarrelsome; looking for a wfight |
| astute | clever; sharp; keen; perceptive; intelligent |
| languish | to be inactive; to become weak or listless |
| censure | to condemn severely for doing something bad; blame; judge |
| stagnation | inactivity; stillness; motionless |
| mitigate | to lesson or relive the severity of something; to alleviate |
| reprehensible | worthy of blame or censure |
| engender | to create or produce |
| exemplary | outstanding; setting a great example |