| A | B |
|---|
| allay, alleviate, assuage | soothe, calm, relieve, appease, mitigate, mollify |
| appease, mitigate, mollify | soothe, calm, relieve, allay, alleviate, assuage |
| banal, hackneyed, trite | cliches, commonplace, trivial or made common and worn out by overuse |
| overture | an introduction to a musical |
| prelude | an introduction to a performance |
| prologue | an introduction to a book, article, or speech |
| preamble | an introduction to a constitution or legal document |
| preface | an introductory statement to a book, article, or speech |
| Coda | a conclluding musical section |
| epilogue | a concluding section of a literary work |
| addendum | an addition or supplement to a book |
| postscript | a note or series of notes appended to a completed letter; abbreviated P. S. |
| adjourn | to suspend until a later time |
| hiatus | a temporary gap, break in continuity, moratorium, respite |
| moratorium | a temporary pause, suspension of activity |
| respite | a temporary pause, adjournment, hiatus |
| impetuous | done on the spur of the moment |
| impulsive | done on the first impulse, without careful thought |
| impromptu | done on the spur of the moment |
| rash | done on first impulse, without careful thought |
| garrulous, loquacious, verbose | overly talkative |
| laconic | succinct, taciturn |
| reticent | saying little, keeping brief and to the point |
| succinct | laconic, reticent |
| taciturn | saying little, keeping brief and to the point |
| fleeting, transient | short-lived, temporary, ephemeral, evanescent |
| ephemeral, evanescent | temporary, fleeting, transient |
| absolve | exculpate, exonerate |
| vindicate | to free from blame, prove guiltless |
| exculpate | absolve, vindicate |
| exonerate | to free from blame, prove guiltless |
