| A | B |
| applicable | Appropriate or relevant to a situation |
| expedient | Convenient and self-serving rather than morally correct OR a convenience; something used to achieve a result |
| extraneous | Not essential or relevant; unrelated |
| functional | Able to operate; in working order OR Intended to be useful |
| futile | not successful; without effect or result |
| obsolete | No longer in use or fashion |
| opportune | Well timed; occurring at an appropriate or fitting time |
| pragmatic | Practical; concerned with realities and actual needs (as opposed to ideas or theories) |
| relevant | Related or connected to; important in a given context |
| utilitarian | Designed to be useful rather than beautiful or pleasing. |