| A | B |
| Onerous | (adj.) burdensome |
| deliberation | (n.) discussion or careful consideration of an issue |
| delineate | (v.) to portray, depict, describe |
| mitigate | (v.) to soften or make milder |
| modicum | (n.) small or token amount |
| munificent | (adj.) generous |
| lithe | (adj.) moving and bending with ease; graceful |
| lobby | (v.) to petition |
| indiscriminate | (adj.) not based on careful distintions, chaotic |
| insular | (adj.) isolated, provincial |
| invariable | (adj.) constant, unchanging |
| intemperate | (adj.) immoderate, extreme |
| intransigent | (adj.) uncompromising, refusing to be reconciled |
| harangue | (n.) pompous speech, tirade |
| extol | (v.) to praise |
| foil | (n.) something used to contrast against something else |
| florid | (adj.) ruddy, flushed; gaudy, extremely ornate |
| disputant | (n.) someone in an argument |
| convergence | (n.) the state of separate elements joining or coming together |
| debunk | (v.) to expose the falseness of |