Arbitrary
Depending on individual or even random discretion; not fixed in law
Arid
Dry
Rhetoric
The art of persuasion
Articulate
Capable of being a good speaker
Ascetic
Self-denying
Assiduous
Diligent
Assuage
To make less burdensome, to calm, to alleviate
Astute
Shrewd
Augment
To increase
Austere
Stern and severe
Avarice
Greed
Obstinate
Stubborn
Parsimonious
Stingy, cheap
Ostentatious
Showy, flaunting
Proprietor
Owner of a business
Mendicant
Beggar
Visage
Facial Expression
Paradox
A self-contradictory statement or situation
Ambiguous
Vague; having two or more interpretations
Usury
The lending of money at an exorbitant rate of interest
Munificent
Generous
Importunate
Insistent
Anomalous
Abnormal
Aversion
Intense dislike