| A | B |
|---|
| conflict | disagreement; argument; dispute; battle; struggle; fight |
| liberal | tolerant of others' views; open-minded to ideas that challenge tradition; progressive; opposite of conservative |
| legitimate | genuine; acceptable; legal |
| unwarranted | unneccessary; needless; not deserving |
| polarizing | involving two opposite extremes; an issue that involves people with opposite views |
| calibrate | determine; check or correct graduations of measurement such as pounds on a scale |
| unwittingly | unknowingly; innocently; unintentionally; inadvertently |
| harrassment | what happens when someone annoys someone else by putting pressure on them |
| maligning | criticizing; saying bad things about someone or something |
| bias | prejudice; partiality; unfairness; favoritism |
| disheartening | discouraging; demoralizing |
| incarceration | imprisonment; confinement |
| persistent | determined; unrelenting; pushy |
| cynicism | skepticism; distrust; doubt |
| disparity | difference; gap; discrepancy; inequality |
| rift | discord; division; split; falling-out |
| grapple | struggle; wrestle; come to grips with |
| fraught | full; laden; burdened |
| prominent | famous; well-known; important |
| controversy | argument; disagreement; debate |
| cocoon | protective layer; shell; case |
| burglary | robbery; break-in; theft |
| exhibiting | showing; displaying; revealing |
| dampen | reduce; diminish |
| quell | suppress; subdue; put down; defeat; stop opposition |
