| A | B |
| adamant | inflexible; immovable; obstinate-pliant |
| alacrity | prompt and cheerful response- indolence |
| amity | friendship- hostility |
| arable | fit for plowing- untillable |
| cajole | to persuade with deliberate flattery; coax; wheedle- browbeat |
| cherubic | innocent; appearing wholesome- fiendish |
| clemency | leniency- harshness |
| copious | abundant- sparse |
| corroboration | confirmation- refutation |
| decorum | appropriate conduct; sorrect and proper behavior- impropriety |
| disputatious | inclined to fight, argue, or debate- conciliatory |
| euphonious | pleasant or agreeabl sound- raucous; dissonant |
| expeditious | done with speed and efficency- sluggish |
| gambol | to playfully skip or leap- trudge |
| penury | extreme poverty- opulence |
| proclivity | inclination; tendency- disinclination |
| propensity | preference; natural inclination- aversion |
| propriety | correct conduct- indecorum |
| quell | to quiet or put down a disturbance- torment; incite |
| recalitrant | very stubborn; refusing to obey; unruly- compliant |
| saccharine | overly sweet attitude- vitrolic |
| sumptuous | lavish; luxurious- paltry |
| torpid | sluggish; inactive; dull- active; animated |
| urbane | having a refined manner; suave and elegant- boorish; unrefined |
| verbose | wordy; very talkative- terse |