| A | B |
|---|
| tenuous | Having little substance or basis; weak; poorly supported |
| unprecedented | Being the first instance of something; never having occurred before |
| synchronize | To cause to occur at exactly the same time; to cause clocks and watches to agree in time |
| decorum | Correctness in behavior and manners; standards or conventions of socially accepted behavior |
| exacerbate | To aggravate (a situation or condition); make more severe |
| utilitarian | Made or intended for practical use; stressing usefulness over beauty or other considerations |
| espouse | To support, argue for, or adopt (an idea or a cause) |
| derivation | Lack or shortage of one or more basic necessities |
| exhorbitant | Excessive, especially in amount, cost, or price; beyond what is reasonable or appropriate |
| mitigate | To make less severe or less intense; relieve |
| rejuvenate | To make someone feel or seem young again; to make something seem fresh or new again |
| extricate | To free from a tangled situation or a difficulty |
| imperative | Necessary; urgent |
| orthodox | Following established, traditional rules or beliefs, especially in religion; following what is customary or commonly accepted |
| atrophy | To wear down, lose strength, or become weak, as from disuse, disease, or injury (said of a body part); to wither away |
| exhilaration | Cheerfulness; high spirits |
| deplore | To feel or express disapproval of |
| facilitate | To make easier to do or to get |
| objective | Not influenced by emotion or personal prejudice; based only on what can be observed |
| panacea | Something supposed to cure all diseases, evils, or difficulties; cure-all |
