| A | B |
|---|
| conspicuously bad | egregious |
| idiot; dimwit; foolish person | dolt |
| careful; cautious | wary |
| tasteless; dull | vapid |
| weakening; tiring | enervating |
| extremely dry; deathly boring | arid |
| momentary; transient; fleeting | ephemeral |
| to improve; bring to a greater level of intensity | enhance |
| ruddy; flushed; gaudy; extremely ornate | florid |
| A literary element comparing two unlike things without using like or as | metaphor |
| having foresight | prescient |
| unusally advanced or talented at an early age | precocious |
