| A | B |
| elusive | hard to pin down or grasp |
| efface | to erase or rub away the features |
| taciturn | non-talkative by nature |
| ameliorate | to make better or more tolerable; to improve conditions |
| acquiesce | to give in; to agree; to consent |
| atrophy | to waste awat from lack of use; progressively decline |
| dubious | of doubtful promise or outcome |
| flagrant | outstandingly bad; obviously wrong |
| concise | brief and to-the-point |
| immutable | unchangeable or permanent |