| A | B |
|---|
| poignant | emotionally touching |
| quest | search |
| contemporary | modern |
| prevalent | common |
| proponent | someone who supports a cause |
| conversely | on the other hand |
| charisma | personally charming |
| contend | to claim |
| extrovert | outgoing person |
| traumatic | causing painful emotions |
| rationale | makes sense |
| perception | way of looking at something |
| reprisal | retaliating against someone |
| congenial | pleasant; agreeable |
| rapport | trusting relationship |
| flippant | a rude retort |
| impasse | can't make a decision |
| prone | tending |
| relentless | won't give up |
| prompt | cause to act |
| rationale | logical basis |
| perception | impression |
| reprisal | paying back one injury with another |
| congenial | agreeable |
| rapport | close, trusting relationship |
| flippant | short, disrespectful |
| impasse | dead end |
| prone | inclined |
| relentless | persistent |
| prompt | urge into action |
| curtail | to shorten |
| devastate | to upset greatly |
| digress | to go off the subject |
| incentive | encouragement |
| incorporate | to join together |
| indispensable | needed |
| intermittent | irregular |
| rigor | a hardship |
| squander | to misuse |
| succumb | to yield; give-in |
| alleviate | to ease |
| benefactor | a financial supporter |
| covert | concealed |
| cynic | someone who believes the worst |
| demise | dying |
| infamous | known unfavorably |
| intrinsic | fundamental |
| revulsion | hatred |
| speculate | to guess |
| virile | having attractive male qualities |
| abstain | to deny oneself |
| affiliate | to join |
| agnostic | does not know whether there is a god |
| aspire | to wish |
| benevolent | charitable |
| deficit | a lack |
| dissent | opposition |
| diversion | a recreation |
| lucrative | financially rewarding |
| mandatory | essential |
