| A | B |
|---|
| ardent | fervent or zealous, burning |
| fervent | ardent SYN |
| passionate | ardent SYN |
| vehement | ardent SYN |
| zealous | ardent SYN |
| benign | kindly, gentle and mild |
| benevolence | benign RW - stresses well-wishing, but may imply charitable deeds |
| altruism | benign RW - stresses the charitable deeds, but it may indicate only a desire to help others |
| philanthropy | benign RW - denotes deeds, gifts, benefactions, often on a large scale |
| benefaction | benign RW |
| celestial | heavenly, of the sky |
| ethereal | celestial RW - light, airy, delicate, angelic, or celestial |
| empyrean | celestial RW - an older, literary word for the sky, firmament, or heaven, literally the place of pure light or fire |
| civil | of a citizen or state, polite |
| civil service | civil RW - nonmilitary service in the local, state, or federal government |
| Civil War | civil RW - internal war or war within a country |
| civic duties | civil RW - the normal obligations of a citizen |
| complacent | self-satisfied, contented, smug |
| credible | believable |
| credulous | credible RW - a person too willing to believe and is thus easily deceived |
| credulity | credible RW - often a resuld of ignorance |
| plausible | credible RW |
| culpable | blameworthy, deserving blame |
| culprit | culpable RW - an offender, someone to blame for a crime or fault |
| exculpate | culpable RW |
| acquit | culpable RW |
| exonerate | culpable RW |
| eccentric | odd, peculiar |
| anomalous | eccentric RW - irregular, abnormal, unexpected |
| anomaly | eccentric RW |
| aberration | eccentric RW - a defect in character or vision which causes deviation from what is normal, right, or logical |
| capriciousness | eccentric RW - unpredictable behavior, subject to whim |
| idiosyncrasies | eccentric RW - minor peculiarities of person behavior |
| futile | useless, ineffectual |
| effectual | futile RW - a plan that produces the desired results |
| ineffectual | futile RW - a plan that does not produce the desired result |
| incipient | in the early or beginning stages, commencing |
| percipient | incipient RW - a person who sees clearly, keenly, or readily |
| discern | incipient RW |
| fallacy | false reasoning, mistaken idea |
| fallible judgement | fallacy RW - subject to error, or likely to be mistaken |
| erratic | fallacy RW |
| errant | fallacy RW |
| fluctuation | rise and fall, continual variation |
| undulate | fluctuation RW - rise and fall evenly |
| vacillate | fluctuation RW - to waver in one's mind, to be irresolute |
| falter | fluctuation RW - to weaken momentarily or to waver in one's determination; also, to speak in hesitating words |
| alter | fluctuation RW - to change |
| alternation | fluctuation RW - taking turns, but more regular |
| indolence | love of ease, laziness |
| sloth | indolence RW - an older and more sinister word for laziness, one of the seven deadly sins of medieval fame |
| lethargy | indolence RW - sluggishness, drowsiness, lack of energy |
| supineness | indolence RW - lying down, inactivity, sluggishness, passivity, with a hint of laxness but not of evil |
| somnolence | indolence RW - drowsiness or sleepiness |
| inertness | indolence RW - inactivity in a person or a substance |
| inference | conclusion, deduction |
| implication | inference RW - an idea implicit or built into what someone says |
| imply | inference RW |
| deduce | inference RW |
| morale | spirit, state of courage or confidence |
| esprit de corps | morale RW - French for "the spirit of the group"; implies pride, enthusiasm, and courage |
| retribution | merited punishment, requital |
| vengence | retribution RW - usually personal, extralegal forms of requital |
| retaliation | retribution RW - usually personal, extralegal forms of requital |
| reprisal | retribution RW - usually personal, extralegal forms of requital |
| revenge | retribution RW - usually personal, extralegal forms of requital |
| requital | retribution RW - inpersonal repayment for good or evil |
| chastise | retribution RW |
| vituperate | retribution RW |
| expostulate | retribution RW |
| recriminate | retribution RW |
| subterfuge | a trick, scheme, or artifice (to escape something unpleasant) |
| maneuver | subterfuge RW - a trick to outwit or deceive someone |
| stratagem | subterfuge RW - a trick to outwit or deceive someone |
| ruse | subterfuge RW - a trick intended more to mislead than to outwit |
| feint | subterfuge RW - a pretended action to mislead an opponent |
| temerity | rashness, reckless boldness |
| audacity | temerity RW - bold courage, daring, or impudence, but is not rash like temerity |
| effrontery | temerity RW - shameless boldness, especially in a personal confrontation |
| impudence | temerity RW - shameless and often wanton boldness with a little hint of bravery to sweeten its ugliness |
| presumption | temerity RW - assertiveness that goes beyond one's apparent rights or abilities |
| imposture | temerity RW - goes beyond presumption |
| quixotism | temerity RW - visionary temerity, based on ill-considered idealism |
| utility | usefulness, something useful |
| utilitarianism | utility RW - a philosophy which takes as its practical goal the maximum happiness for the most people |
| veracity | truthfulness |
| verity | veracity RW - truth in the abstract sense |
| verisimilitude | veracity RW - artistic truth, or a similarity between artistic representation and reality |
