| A | B |
|---|
| affinity | attraction, kinship |
| despot | a ruler with absolute power, a tyrant |
| chieftain | despot RW - the head man of a tribe or small nation |
| potentate | despot RW - a ruler very conscious of his power, but the word is often used in a humorous sense |
| viceroy | despot RW - a deputy ruler who takes the place of the king in the area assigned to him |
| sovereign | despot RW |
| autocrat | despot RW |
| dynast | despot RW |
| dictator | despot RW |
| monarch | despot RW |
| tyrant | despot RW |
| oligarch | despot RW |
| patriarch | despot RW |
| effigy | image, likeness |
| image | effigy RW - what you appear to be to others |
| counterpart | effigy RW - that which completes, balances, corresponds to, or closely resembles something |
| counterfeit | effigy RW - a false or deceptive likeness, especially of coins, paper money, or a work of art |
| icon | effigy RW - an image, figure, or painting, especially one having religious significance |
| facsimile | effigy RW - an exact likeness or copy, usually of a document, object, or artifact |
| photostatic | effigy RW - a form of a facsimile |
| replica | effigy RW - a copy, especially of a work of art, made by the artist, or a model of a temple or other monument |
| mannequin | effigy RW - life-sized likeness of the human body used by a tailor, a dress shop, or a department store |
| hybrid | a cross between two varieties |
| illusion | something not what it appears to be |
| disillusionment | illusion RW - the loss of deceptive or unfounded beliefs about life or people |
| delusion | illusion RW - a false idea |
| mirage | illusion RW - an optical illusion wholly within a person's mind |
| opulence | wealth, abundance |
| affluent | opulence RW - wealthy |
| precision | exactness, accuracy |
| proximity | nearness |
| approximate | proximity RW - something near the actual |
| propinquity | proximity RW - nearness in space, time, or blood relationships |
| reminiscence | a calling to mind, recollection |
| retrospect | reminiscence RW - looking backward |
| memorabilia | reminiscence RW - memorable incident or moments |
| memoirs | reminiscence RW - a personal record of events |
| memento | reminiscence RW - souvenir or reminder |
| commemorate | reminiscence RW - celebrate |
| reprisal | act of retaliation, especially in war |
| adroit | skillful, clever |
| clumsy | adroit ANT |
| awkward | adroit ANT |
| inept | adroit ANT |
| maladroit | adroit ANT |
| facile | easily done, moving easily or quickly |
| feline | catlike, sly, stealthy |
| canine | feline RW - doglike |
| bovine | feline RW - cowlike |
| porcine | feline RW - piglike |
| lupine | feline RW - wolflike, rapacious |
| vulpine | feline RW - foxlike, crafty |
| equine | feline RW - horselike |
| simian | feline RW - like a monkey, idiotic |
| asinine | feline RW - like a jackass |
| mediocre | average, commonplace |
| prodigious | enormous, marvelous, superhuman |
| prodigal | prodigious RW - wasteful |
| prosaic | dull, monotonous, uninteresting |
| punitive | intended to punish, bringing punishment |
| impunity | punitive RW - freedom from, or avoidance of, the loss of punishment one deserves |
| spontaneous | arising naturally from within, bubbling up |
| subtle | delicate, artful, requiring acuteness |
| transient | fleeting, short-lived |
| ephemeral | transient RW - lasting for a very short time |
| evanescent | transient RW - vanishing soon, fading quickly |
| sic transit gloria mundi | transient RW - "the glory of the world passes away" |
