| A | B |
| approbation | N official approval, consent (refusal) |
| assent | V to agree or to concur, acquiesce (to resist) |
| boorish | adj rude or ill-mannered, impolite (proper) |
| circumlocution | N talking around a subject, wordiness (conciseness) |
| copious | adj abundant, ample (scarce) |
| dissemble | V to disguise, to pretend (to reveal) |
| emulate | V to try to be like, to imitate (to stand alone) |
| fickle | adj likely to change, mercurial (consistent) |
| homely | adj plain or ordinary in appearance (elegant) |
| migratory | adj moving from place to place, transient (settled) |
| obfuscate | V to make somebody confused, to bewilder (to clarify) |
| proclivity | N an inclination, natural tendency (dislike) |
| prostrate | V to lie prone, to flatten (to stand up) |
| recalcitrant | adj very stubborn, unruly (well-behaved) |
| sectarian | adj relating to the traits of a member of a sect, narrow-minded (openminded) |