| A | B |
|---|
| distract | to pull attention away |
| admit | to tell the truth |
| abstract | not concrete |
| distraught | very upset |
| discard | to throw away |
| indistinct | not clear or sharp; not distinct |
| absurd | ridiculous; foolish |
| curtail | to cut down or throw away |
| austere | very simple with no extra decorations |
| obsolete | no longer used |
| promote | to move to the next grade in school, to the next rank in the military or to a higher job |
| confine | to keep within certain limits |
| turmoil | confusion; commotion |
| loiter | to hang out in a place doing nothing |
| persist | to keep trying even when it is difficult |
| maximum | the greatest possible amount or quantity |
