| A | B |
| abstract | vague; not practical |
| listless | sluggish lacking enthusiasm |
| paradigm | serves as a model |
| profusion | an abundance; a rich supply |
| resigned | unresisting; passively accepting |
| archaic | old fashioned; out of date |
| surmise | to suppose; to infer something |
| painstaking | showing much care and effort |
| pompous | arrogant |
| renown | fame |