| A | B |
|---|
| tenable | capable of being held or defended |
| maelstrom | resembles the violent nature of a whirlpool |
| myopic | lacking forsight or discernment |
| convince | changing someone's mind; deals with opinions |
| persuade | acting as a result of a suggestion |
| demise | literally meaning death; the end |
| demolish | to destroy or tear down |
| affable | gentle; friendly |
| glean | to gather bit by bit |
| specious | superficially convincing but unsound |
| status quo | the existing state of affairs or condition |
| surrealism | a 20th-century movement in art and lit. |
