| A | B |
|---|
| antagonism | feeling of ill will; hostility |
| assurance | a certainty that you are right; self-confidence |
| candid | unrehearsed and down-to-earth; forthright |
| deter | to try to prevent an occurence; dissuade |
| diplomatic | having to do with government relations, particularly concerning sensitive matters; civic |
| diversity | to add variety and to offer or to have more options; expand |
| insinuate | to convey a thought by suggestion; imply |
| investigative | a process involving fact-finding; analytical |
| portal | way to enter a building or area; gateway |
| unprecedented | not having happened before or unique; unheard-of |
| amend | to change in order to make better |
| assent | expression of a willingness to go along with; agreement |
| facile | achieved with little difficulty; easy |
| halting | uncertain and indecisive; heistant |
| immersion | complete mental attention; concentration |
| irksome | causing weariness or annoyance; tiresome |
| kinship | close connection due to similarities; affinity |
| renounce | to give up or reject; relinquish |
| transitory | lasting only a short time |
| visage | facial features and expression; countenance |
| compassion | feelings of sympathy and concern for those with problems; caring |
| complexity | difficulty and confusion; intricacy |
| developmental | relating to physical and mental growth; progress related |
| empathy | identification with another's situation and feelings; understanding |
| ethnicity | the language, history, race, religion, and/or customs shared by a large group of people; culture |
| inherent | existing as a natural part of something or someone; native |
| onerous | imposing a burden; troublesome |
| prolific | intellectually or physically productive; fruitful |
| specious | sounding true but actually false; deceptive |
| tenet | a belief held as true by an organization, especially a political or religious group; principal |
