| A | B |
|---|
| pedantic | stressing trivial points of learning; lacking a sense of proportion in scholarship |
| pertinacious | stubborn; unyielding; holding firmly to some belief |
| pontifical | ornate; stiff; having pomp and dignity of a high priest or pope |
| pretentious | making claims to distinction; showy |
| prolix | wordy; long winded |
| puerile | childish; silly; young |
| quiescent | inactive; in response; latent |
| recalcitrant | unruly; refusing to obey authority |
| restive | hard to control; restless; contrary |
| ribald | coarse; vulgar in language; irreverent |
| sardonic | sarcastic; bitterly sneering |
| sedulous | busy; working hard diligent |
| sleazy | flimsy thin in texture or substance; of poor quality |
| supercilious | naughty; arrogant; contemptuous |
| voluptuous | sensuous; full of sensual delights and pleasures |
