| A | B |
|---|
| donor | a person who gives or contributes |
| apprehensive | frightened; uneasy; anxious |
| phobia | a continuing, abnormally extreme fear of a particular situation or thing |
| prudent | cautious; careful; wise |
| acute | severe; sharp |
| arrogant | filled with self-importance; overly proud and vain |
| prominent | very noticeable; obvious |
| recipient | a person who receives |
| anonymous | created or given by an unknown or unidentified person |
| bestow | to give, as an honor or a gift; award |
| contempt | disrespect; a feeling that a person or thing is inferior and undesirable |
| assess | to evaluate; to decide on the quality or value of |
| dogmatic | opinionated; stating an opinion as if it were a fact |
| adhere | to stick firmly |
| defect | a fault; imperfection |
| alienate | to cause to become unfriendly; to separate emotionally |
| affluent | wealthy |
| absurd | ridiculous; opposed to commmon sense |
| compile | to gather together in an organized form, such as a list |
| doctrine | the strict teachings of a religious, political, or other group |
| post- | after |
| -graph, -gram | something writen or drawn |
| anti- | against, acting against |
| en-em- | into, in |
| sub- | under, below |
| bi | two |
| inter- | between, among |
| spect | look, watch |
| -less | without |
| phon | sound, speech |
| superficial | Lacking depth or meaning; shallow |
| contrary | Totally different; opposite; conflicting |
| transition | A change from one activity, condition, or location to another |
| scapegoat | Someone blamed for the mistakes of others |
| concede | To admit something |
| deter | To prevent or discourage |
| disclose | To reveal; make known |
| denounce | To openly condemn; express disapproval of |
| sustain | To keep something going; continue |
| 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 a lack |
| 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 which events happened |
| blunt | Straightforward and brief, often rudely so |
| prolong | To make something last longer |
