| A | B |
|---|
| arbitrary | according to choice or impulse, rather than merit; in a tyrranical or despotic way |
| blatant | embarassingly obvious, loud, or showy; brazen, tasteless |
| capricious | not steady, changing on a whim or "caprice" |
| desultory | in a random, unplanned fashion; haphazard |
| extraneous | extra, nonessential, irrelevant |
| flagrant | highly noticeable in a negative way; glaring |
| coherent | logically arranged or ordered; lucid (clear) |
| inherent | natural, inborn, innate |
| devious | indirect, roundabout; cunning or deceptive; remote (as "a devious path through the woods') |
| compatible | well-suited; adaptable; related, similar |
| detrimental | definitely harmful; damaging; pernicious |
| concise | short and to the point; succinct; admirably brief |
| incisive | decisive, direct, and forceful in approach |
| susceptible | open to, subject to, or responsive to; impressionable; liable |
| resignation | acceptance of the inevitable or the obvious; submissiveness, surrender; formal notice of leaving a job or a responsibility |
| sporadic | occurring off and on; inconstant |
