| A | B |
|---|
| advocate | someone who speaks for an issue, person or group; proponent |
| all the rage | very popular |
| boost | to increase |
| brim with | to be full of |
| circumstance | condition; part of several things that make up a situation |
| crucial | important; essential |
| decade | period of ten (10) years |
| drawback | disadvantage; bad point |
| egalitarian | related to equality; believing in equality |
| exploit | to use (usually someone or something) badly |
| fabrication | making; manufacturing |
| fade | to decrease; to grow less strong |
| in the midst | in the middle; among |
| innovation | invention; creation of something new |
| malfunction | to work badly; not to work |
| migration | movement (usually of people or animals) from one place to another |
| paradox | contradiction; two seemingly opposite things that occur simultaneously |
| pundit | expert; knowledgeable person |
| renaissance | rebirth, come into use again |
| restriction | limitation |
| retort | respond or reply to (someone else’s comment) |
| robust | strong |
| scrap | to throw away; not to use |
| shun | to avoid |
| tariff | tax or fee usually placed on a particular item |
