| A | B |
| desultory | de-, off, thoroughly + SULT- to leap + -ory, tending to |
| introspectiveness | intro-, within + SPECT-, to look + -ive, tending to + -ness, quality |
| prefatory | pre-, before + FAT, to speak + -ory, serving as |
| discursive | dis-, in different directions + CURS-, to run + -ive, tending to |
| during | DUR-, to last + -ing, participial suffix |
| conservative | con-, with + SERV-, to save (pr preserve) + -at-, verbal suffix + -ive, tending to |
| tortuous | TORT-, to twist + uous, tending to |
| compulsive | com-, very (intensive) + PULS-, to drive, push + -ive, inclined to |
| discernible | dis-, apart + CERN-, to distinguish + -ible, able to be |
| assidious | ad-, to + SID, to sit, settle + -uous, inclined to |
| sensuous | SENS-, to feel + -uous, tending to |
| cursory | CURS-, to run + -ory, tending to |
| effusive | ef-, out + FUS-, to pour + -ive, tending to |
| expository | ex-, out + POSIT-, to put, place + -ory, serving to |
| obdurate | ob-, against + DUR-, hard + -ate, verbal suffix |
| nascent | NASC-, to be born + -ent, -ing |
| impulsive | im-, into, against + PULS-, to drive, push + -ive, tending to |
| perspicuous | per-, thoroughly + SPIC-, to look + -uous, tending to |
| deciduous | de-, off, from + CID-, to fall + -uous, tending to |
| repulsive | re-, back + PULS-, to drive + -ive, inclined to |
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