| A | B |
| menial | not requiring special skills or higher intellectual abilities |
| empathy | the ability to share in someone else's feelings or thoughts |
| transcend | to rise above or go beyond the limits of; exceed |
| commemorate | to honor the memory of someone or something, as with a ceremony;celebrate; observe |
| waive | to willingly give up (as a claim, privilege, or right); do without |
| consensus | an opinion held by everyone (or almost everyone) involved |
| complacent | self-satisfied; feeling to much satisfaction with oneself or one's accomplishments |
| diligent | steady, determined, and careful in work |
| niche | an activity or situation especially suited to a person |
| deplete | to use up |
| gist | the main point or essential part of a matter; central idea |
| falter | to act or speak with uncertainty; hesitate |
| hamper | to limit, interfere with, or restrict |
| frenzy | a wild outburst of excited feelings or actions |
| viable | workable; capable of being successful or effective |
| paradox | a statement that seems contradictory yet may be true |
| repertoire | a range or collection of skills or accomplishments |
| bizarre | dramatically unusal, as in manner or appearance; strange |
| conducive | tending to promote or bring about |
| flaunt | to show off (something) |
| mis- | wrong; badly |
| rect | straight |
| aster-. astro- | star, outer space |
| pop | people |
| -er, -or | someone who (does something) |
| geo- | earth; geography |
| the, theo- | God or a god |
| omni- | all; everywhere |
| -gamy | marriage |
| contra- | against; contrasting; opposite |