| A | B |
|---|
| enigma | a mystery; hard to understand or explain |
| apathy | lack of emotion or interest |
| indifferent | having no preference |
| revere | to worship; to honor |
| candor | frankness; honesty |
| reticent | restrained; uncommunicative |
| aesthetic | concerning art or beauty |
| ascetic | without indulgence or luxuries |
| autonomy | self-rule; independence |
| disdain | contempt |
| innocuous | harmless; insignificant |
| banal | commonplace; dull; ordinary |
| ambiguous | unclear; undecided |
| anarchy | lack of government; chaos |
| ameliorate | to improve |
| atrophy | to waste away from lack of use |
| innovate | to make changes; to modernize |
| servile | overly submissive; cringing |
| extol | to praise |
| augment | to add to; increase |
| benevolent | kindly; to wish well |
| derision | contempt; ridicule |
| disparity | inequality |
| flagrant | glaringly wrong; conspicuously faulty |
| indolence | laziness |
