| A | B |
| slovenly | especially as pertains to a person or appearance, a milder form of dirty, messy, careless, sloppy |
| unkempt | having an untidy or disheveled appearance, uncombed |
| disheveled | untidy or disordered |
| slatternly | this word is only used to describe females, a dirty, untidy woman |
| bedraggled | wet or limp as if it had been dragged through the mud |
| ablution | the act of washing oneself, sometimes in a religous rite |
| pristine | clean, pure, free from dirt or decay, unspoiled |
| unadulterated | not mixed or diluted with any different or extra elements |
| belie | to misrepresent, to self-contradict, to negate |
| conundrum | a challenging puzzle, a dilemma |
| epitome | the perfect example of a particular quality of type |
| striation | a ridge, groove or furrow |
| stipulate | to demand or specify usually as part of an agreement, to require |
| extant | still in existance, surviving |
| recrimination | an accusation in response to one from someone else |