| A | B |
|---|
| obviate | to prevent; to make unnecessary |
| onerous | troublesome and oppressive; burdensome |
| naive | lacking sophistication or experience |
| mollify | to calm or make less severe |
| metaphor | a figure of speech comparing two different things, a symbol |
| propitiate | to conciliate, to appease |
| alacrity | speed or quickness |
| analogous | similar or alike in some way; equivalent to |
