| A | B |
| brevity | shortness, briefness; conciseness of expression |
| criterion | a standard used for making judgments |
| delineate | to portray accurately; outline, describe |
| ephemeral | short-lived, fleeting, transient |
| copious | superabundant; in plentiful supply |
| dearth | scarcity or lack; paucity |
| evanescent | fading or vanishing quickly, like vapor; transient |
| paucity | lack or scarcity of number or amount |
| prodigious | inspiring awe; enormous in size or capacity |
| meager | lacking in quality or quantity; scanty, skimpy, spare, sparse |
| redundant | extra and unnecessary; superfluous; unneeded |
| scanty | brief or short; lacking desired amount or size; meager |