| A | B |
|---|
| disaffected | discontended; rebellious |
| pervasive | spread out; permeate |
| grave | solemn, serious, critical |
| contentious | dispute, controversy |
| perception | cognition, understanding |
| polarizing | to cause to concentrate about two conflicting or contrasting positions |
| standoff | a tie or a draw as in a contest |
| coherent | consistent, logical |
| allot | to assign as a portion |
| modify | to change, in form or character, alter |
| provocative | tending to arouse curiosity of interest |
| stracize | to banish or exclude from a group |
| strident | having a shrill harsh and grating sound or effect |
| hierarchy | any system of persons or things ranked one about another |
| indolent | disinclined to work, habitally lazy |
| insolent | rude, rudeness |
| soliloquy | speech spoken by a character alone on the stage |
| aspirations | desire for high acheivement |
| modicum | small quantity |
| hegemony | leadership by one country |
