| A | B |
|---|
| superficial | lacking depth or meaning; shallow |
| contrary | totally different; opposit; conflicting |
| transition | a change from one activity, condition, or location to another |
| scapegoat | someone blamed for the mistakes of others |
| concede | to admit to something |
| deter | to prevent or discourage |
| disclose | to reveal; make known |
| denounce | to openly condemn; express disapproval of |
| sustain | to keep something going; continue; maintain |
| conservative | tending to resist change; favoring traditional values and views |
| diversity | variety |
| compensate | to make suitable payment to; pay; repay |
| surpass | to do better than; go beyond in achievement or quality |
| verify | to test or check the truth or accuracy of something; prove |
| supplement | to add to, especially to make up for the lack of something |
| derive | to receive from a source; get |
| tentative | not definite; not final |
| moderate | medium; average; not extreme in quality, degree, or amount |
| conceive | to think of; imagine |
| inhibit | to hold back; prevent |
| chronic | continuing; lasting a long time; constant |
| pretense | a false show or claim |
| optimist | someone who expects a good outcome |
| alter | to change |
| refrain | to hold oneself back from doing something |
| ample | more than enough; plenty of |
| remorse | a strong feeling of regret and guilt |
| chronological | in time order in which events happened |
| blunt | straightforward and brief, often rudely so |
| prolong | to make something last longer |
