| A | B |
| removed or distant in interest or feeling; reserved | aloof |
| a prepossession in favor of something; taste | predilection |
| easily broken, cracked, or snapped | brittle |
| tom imitate in a ridiculous way | parody |
| to make into a pachage; wrap | bundle |
| capable of being touched or felt | palpable |
| straying from the right or usual way | aberrant |
| of or relating to the countryside; not urban | pastoral |
| following in time, order, or place; succeeding | subsequent |
| having moral integrity; acting in strict regard for what is right | scrupulous |
| pleasing or picturesque in natural simplicity | idyllic |
| to take place of by or as if by force | usurp |
| productive of evil or harm | malevolent |
| marked by or disposed to doing good | benevolent |
| not agreeable; contrary | abhorrent |
| easily led or managed; tractable | docile |
| crude; offensive | ribald |
| smoothly elegant; polished | terse |
| steadfast in loyalty or principle | staunch |
| feeling or displaying ferocity; cruel; savage | truculent |