| A | B |
|---|
| adverse | adj. -- hostile, unfavorable |
| affliction | n. -- misfortune, great suffering |
| bleak | adj. -- desolate, cheerless |
| bliss | n. -- exalted, happiness |
| cliche | n. -- a commonplace thing or expression; adj. -- outworn through overuse; unoriginal |
| colossal | adj. -- enormous in size, degree, or extent |
| raucous | adj. -- sounding harsh or hoarse |
| rebuttal | n. -- argument or evidence disproving an opponent's point of view, facts, or argument |
| tangible | adj. -- capable of being touched or felt; discernible; substantial |
| tantalize | v. -- to excite one's expectations by teasing or holding out of reach the desired objective |
