| A | B |
|---|
| acknowledge | to admit |
| alternative | a choice |
| anecdote | short, interesting story |
| appropriate | proper; suitable to the situation |
| avert | to prevent; to avoid |
| candid | honest |
| compel | to force |
| comply | to do as asked |
| concise | clear and brief |
| drastic | extreme; harsh or intense |
| dialog | a conversation; the conversation between characters in a story, novel, or play |
| erratic | irregular |
| extensive | large in amount |
| forfeit | to give up; to lose through some fault; to be forced to give up by way of penalty |
| fortify | to strengthen |
| illuminate | to light up |
| isolate | to separate |
| refuge | a shelter; protection |
| reminisce | to remember and talk about the past |
| urban | of or in a city |
| delete | to cross out or erase |
| impartial | fair; not biased; without prejudice |
| menace | a threat |
| legitimate | in accordance with accepted laws, rules, and standards |
| morale | state of mind with respect to confidence and enthusiasm; spirit |
| undermine | to gradually weaken or damage |
| overt | obvious; not hidden |
| lenient | not strict or harsh in disciplining or punishing; merciful |
| naive | lacking worldly experience; unsuspecting; unsophisticated |
| integrity | honesty; strong moral sense |
| prospects | chances of success |
| apathy | lack of interest and concern |
| reinforce | to strengthen; to add support |
| agenda | a list of things to be done; a schedule |
| ruthless | lacking pity; merciless |
| bland | dull; not interesting or exciting |
| relevant | related to the matter at hand; to the point |
| radical | favoring extreme changes, especially in politics and government |
| antidote | something that reduces the effects of a poison; anything that relieves a harmful situation |
| propaganda | ideas spread to support or oppose a cause |
| imply | to express indirectly; suggest |
| obstacle | something that gets in the way; a barrier |
| hypocrite | one who claims to be something he or she is not; an insincere person |
| illusion | a false impression; a mistaken view of reality |
| endorse | to support; express approval of; to state in an ad that one supports a product or service, usually for a fee |
| gruesome | horrible; shocking; frightful |
| novice | a beginner; someone new to a field or activity |
| impact | the force of one thing striking another |
| erode | to gradually wear something away |
| idealistic | tending to emphasize ideals and principles over practical concerns |
| multi- | many |
| un- | not |
| uni- | one |
| auto- | self |
| ex- | out, from |
| re- | again |
| vis, vid | see |
| pre- | before |
| super- | greater, above |
| -ful | full of |
