| A | B |
|---|
| Animated | alive; moving |
| Authentic | real |
| Bias | prejudice; tendency; tilt |
| Blithe | carefree; cheerful |
| Dearth | a lack of; scarcity |
| Divert | to change the direction of; to alter the course of; to amuse |
| Enthrall | to thrill |
| Heed | to listen to |
| Hindrance | an obstruction; an annoying interference or delay |
| Irascible | irritable |
| Merger | a joining or marriage |
| Nostalgia | a sentimental longing for the past; homesickness |
| Pretentious | pompous; self-important |
| Saccharine | sweet; excessively or disgustingly sweet |
| Stanza | a section of a poem; verse |
| Venerate | to revere; to treat as something holy, especially because of great age |
| Vilify | to say vile things; to defame |
| Manifest | visible; evident |
| Conventional | common; customary; unexceptional |
| Partisan | one who supports a particular person, cause, or idea |
