| A | B |
|---|
| Adversary | An opponent; enemy |
| Advocate | To speak in favor of, to support |
| Aesthetic | Concerned with art or beauty (not same as ascetic) |
| Anarchy | Lack of government, chaos |
| Assess | To estimate the value of, to measure |
| Banal | Common, dull, ordinary |
| Biased | Prejudice, not neutral |
| Censor | To delete objectionable matter (not same as censure) |
| Complacent | Smug, self-satisfied, overly confident |
| Contemporary | Living at the same time, modern |
| Contempt | Disdain, hatred |
| Depravity | Moral corruption |
| Deter | To prevent, especially by threatening |
| Diligent | Hardworking |
| Discord | Disagreement |
| Eloquent | Speaking well, articulate |
| Enduring | Lasting |
| Enhance | To improve, to augment |
| Erratic | Irregular, without direction |
| Euphony | Pleasant sound |
| Extol | To praise |
| Gravity | Seriousness (secondary meaning) |
| Guile | Cunning, deceitful (not the same as guilt) |
| Illuminate | To light up, to make clear |
| Immune | Safe from harm, protected |
| Inclined | Tending toward one direction |
| Indulgent | Pampering oneself, satisfying ones own desire |
| Insipid | Bland, boring, tasteless |
| Lucid (elucidate) | Clear, easy to understand |
| Miser | One who saves greedily |
| Monotonous | Without variety, tiresomely unicorn |
| Perceptive | Having keen understanding, discerning |
| Phenomenon | An observable fact or occurrence |
| Prodigal | Extravagant, wasteful |
| Profound ((profundity) | Deep, insightful |
| Provincial | Narrow-minded, unsophisticated |
| Provocative (provoke) | Exciting, attracting attention |
| Refute | To disprove |
| Resignation | Acceptance of a situation (secondary meaning) |
| Resolution (resolve) | Determinations (also the solution to a problem) |
| Servile | Overly submissive, cringing, like a servant |
| Solitude | The state of being alone |
| Superficial | Shallow, on the surface only |
| Tentative | Temporary, not final |
| Temper | To moderate, to soften (secondary meaning) |
| Trivial | Unimportant, insignificant |
| Uniform | Constant |
| Virtue | Moral excellence |
| Vital essential | Necessary |
