| A | B |
|---|
| irreverent | disrespectful |
| ostracize | to shut our or banish |
| objective | writing that presents facts without revealing a writer's opinion |
| subjective | writing that reveals a writer's feelings and opinions |
| inadequate | not good enough; doesn't meet the requirements |
| euphemism | a pleasant expression substituted for an unpleasant one |
| pervasive | spreading out all over |
| reverberate | to echo again and again |
| inevitable | unavoidable; certainly going to happen |
| deterrent | obstacle; something that discourages something else from happening |
| precarious | uncertain; insecure; risky |
| fabricate | make-up; invent |
| deluge | a floodlike rush of anything |
| ostentatious | showy, splashy; overly grand |
| defer | to postpone or delay |
| semblance | outward appearance |
| quash | to put an end to |
| atrophy | to shrink or waste away |
| meander | to wander aimlessly |
| petty | unimportant; trivial |
| reiterate | to repeat |
| pacifist | someone who is opposed to violence for any reason |
| omniscient | all-knowing |
| morose | gloomy |
