| A | B |
| aesthetic | concerning the appreciation of beauty |
| amalgamate | to combine; to mix together |
| assuage | to make something unpleasant less severe |
| candid | impartial and honest in speech |
| catalyst | something that brigns about a change in something else |
| deride | to speak of or treat with contempt; to mock |
| dilettante | someone with an amateurish and superficial interest in a topic |
| discern | to perceive; to recognize |
| enervate | to reduce in strength |
| estimable | admirable |
| exculpate | to clear from blame; prove innocent |
| explicit | clearly stated or shown; forthright in expression |
| imperturbable | not capable of being disturbed |
| insipid | lacking interest or flavor |
| irascible | easily made angry |
| mollify | to calm or make less severe |
| monotony | lack of variation |
| obviate | to prevent; to make unnecessary |
| plastic | able to be molded, altered, or bent |
| plethora | excess |
| reticent | silent,reserved |
| taciturn | silent. not talkative |
| waver | to fluctuate between choices |