| A | B |
|---|
| brusque | abrupt in manner or speech; blunt |
| microcosm | a miniature world; a small system or community regarded as representative of a larger world |
| acquisition | the act of obtaining something, expecially as an addition to a larger collection; something obtained |
| debacle | a sudden collapse or overthrow; an overwhelming defeat; a rout |
| wily | cragty; sly; guileful; full of trickery or stratagems |
| ulterior | beyond what is seen or expressed; intentionally concealed in order to deceive |
| alleviate | to calm; to ease suffering of the body or mind |
| tenacity | perseverance; persistence; cohesiveness |
| thwart | to oppose; to keep from doing something; to obstruct or hinder |
| rigorous | very strict; exact; difficult and demanding; severe; strenuous |
| impetuous | moving with great force or speed; acting hastily, rashly, or on impulse |
| synchronized | to cause to occur at the same time; to cause to agree in rate or speed; to coordinate |
| arduous | difficult; requiring much effort; laborious |
| platitudes | a dull or commonplace remark made as if it were a new idea; a trite saying |
| insatiable | incapable of being satisfied; greedy; unquenchable |
| grandiose | grand or great in scope, effect, or intent; magnificent; having an affected ro absurd notion of splendor; pompous |
| enthralled | to captivate; to charm; to keep spellbound |
| sluice | a channel for conducting water; a floodgate; to wash off with a rush of water |
| ornacular | wise and prophetic; brief and mysterious (remarks) |
| deluge | a great flood; a heavy rainfall; a great amount of somehting; to flood; to overwhelm |
