| A | B | 
|---|
| abrupt | happening suddenly, without warning | 
| achieve | to do what one sets out to do | 
| attempt | to try; to make an effort | 
| contempt | a feeling that someone or something is bad or unworthy | 
| entertain | to interest and amuse | 
| glimpse | to get a quick look at | 
| mock | to make fun of, not real | 
| persist | to keep on doing or trying | 
| persuade | to win someone over by arguing or asking | 
| phase | a stage in a series of changes | 
| quaint | odd or unusual in a pleasing or old-fashioned way | 
| recall | to remember; to call or take back | 
| reject | to refuse to accept or use | 
| revise | to go over carefully in order to correct or improve | 
| sensitive | quick to notice or feel; easily affected by even slight change |