| A | B |
| methodical | orderly, having a set system |
| meticulous | very careful, attentive to details |
| monotonous | boring, unvarying in tone or content |
| mosaic | a picture made of small pieces of stone or glass |
| negate | to destroy the validity of something |
| obscure | not known, difficult to understand |
| objective | not affected by personal feelings |
| opaque | not transparent, hard to understand |
| paradox | something that seems to contradict itself |
| pastiche | a piece of music or writing or art that combines several different sources or styles |