| A | B |
|---|
| capable of being perceived | Palpable |
| having precise or logical relevance to the matter at hand | Pertinent |
| marked by prudence or modesty and wise self-restraint | Discreet |
| coming from the outside; not essential | Extraneous |
| an inoffensive or indirect expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive or too harsh | Euphemism |
| not arrogant or presuming | Unassuming |
| characterized by excessive precision and attention to trivial details | Persnickety |
| make off with belongings of others | Pilfer |
| a soft wool fabric with a colorful swirled pattern of curved shapes | Paisley |
| affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way | Demure |
| a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group | Prerogative |
| empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk | Malarky |
| of or belonging to or active during the day | Diurnal |
| avoid and stay away from deliberately | Eschew |
| of an obscure nature | Inscrutable |
| occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company | Convivial |
| characterized by directness in manner or speech | Candid |
| improperly forward or bold | Impertinent |
| ostentatiously lofty in style | Bombastic |
| lasting a very short time | Ephemeral |
| pronounce not guilty of criminal charges | Exonerate |
| lacking foresight or scope | Myopic |
| known widely and usually unfavorably | Infamous |
| seize and take control without authority and possibly with force | Usurp |
| make free from confusion or ambiguity | Elucidate |
| an illiterate person who does not know the alphabet | Analphabet |
| right of inheritance belongs exclusively to the eldest son | Primogeniture |
| a state of dishonor | Ignominy |
| to compete with successfully | Emulate |
| lacking intent or capacity to injure | Innocuous |
| most desirable possible under a restriction expressed or implied | Optimum |
| an onerous or difficult concern | Onus |
| incapable or being repudiated or transferred to another | Unalienable |
| to treat, process, heat, melt, or refine in a reverberatory furnace | Reverberate |
| to throw into great confusion or disorder | Perturb |
| to become similar to one's environment | Assimilate |
| defying expression or description | Ineffable |
| resembling a fork | Bifurcate |
| something considered choice to eat | Kickshaw |
