| A | B |
|---|
| intractable | (adj.) hard to manage, stubborn, not responsive to discipline |
| murky | (adj.) dark and gloomy, obscure; lacking in clarity and precision |
| nefarious | (adj.) wicked, depraved, devoid of moral standards |
| piquant | (adj.) stimulating to the taste or mind; spicy, pungent; appealingly provocative |
| primordial | (adj.) developed or created at the very beginning; going back to the most ancient times or earliest stage; fundamental, basic |
| propinquity | (n.) nearness in place or time; kinship |
| unwonted | (adj.) not usual or expected; not in character |
| utopian | (adj.) founded upon or involving a visionary view of an ideal world; impractical |
| verbiage | (n.) language that is too wordy or inflated in proportion to the sense or content, wordiness; a manner of expression |
| verdant | (adj.) green in tint or color; immature in experience or judgment |
| viscous | (adj.) having a gelatinous or gluey quality, lacking in easy movement or fluidity |
