| A | B |
|---|
| pretentious | making an exaggerated outward show; |
| dearth | an inadequate supply; scarcity; lack: |
| authentic | not false or copied; genuine; real: |
| skeptical | doubtful about a particular thing |
| tenacious | holding fast; characterized by keeping a firm hold |
| parsimony | extreme or excessive economy or frugality; stinginess; miserliness |
| nullify | render or declare legally void or inoperative |
| bias | unreasonably hostile feelings or opinions about a social group; prejudice: |
| divert | to turn aside or from a path or course; deflect |
| belittle | to regard or portray as less impressive or important than appearances indicate |
