| A | B |
|---|
| disparity | inequality, the condition or fact of being unequal in age, rank, or degree |
| ostentatious | showy, pretentious |
| prodigal | wasteful, a person given to extravagance |
| revere | to honor, to regard with respect |
| taciturn | quiet, not verbose |
| austere | strict, stern; unadorned, ascetic |
| banal | common, ordinary, lacking freshness |
| antithesis | a direct opposite, a contrast |
| innate | existing from birth, inborn |
| fastidious | reflecting a meticulous or demanding attitude, critical to an extreme |
| prolific | abundantly fruitful, marked by great productivity |
| contrite | extremely apologetic, remorseful, repentant |
| credulous | believing on slight evidence, gullible |
| depravity | moral corruption, a wicked or perverse act |
| didactic | instructive, designed to teach |
| enigmatic | mysterious, inexplicable, puzzling |
| erudite | scholarly |
| immutable | unchanging |
| incorrigible | incapable of being reformed or improved |
| mitigate | to cause to become less harsh or hostile; to make less severe |
| nullify | to cause not to be in effect, to negate |
| pacifistic | opposed to war or use of force |
| recant | to withdraw or to repudiate a statement or belief, revoke |
