| A | B |
| abrupt | Happening suddenly, without warning |
| achieve | To do what one sets out to do |
| achievement | Something done that takes skill or effort |
| attempt | To try; to make an effort; a try |
| contempt | A feeling that someone or something is bad or unworthy |
| entertain | To interest and amuse; to have guests; to have in mind |
| glimpse | To get a quick look at; a quick or nasty look |
| mock | To make fun of; not real; pretended |
| persist | To keep on doing or trying; to go on and on |
| persistence | Sticking to something; not giving in |
| persistent | Refusing to give up |
| persuade | To win someone over by arguing or asking |
| persuasive | Having the power to persuade |
| phase | A stage in a series of changes |
| quaint | Odd or unusual in a pleasing or old-fashioned way |
| recall | To remember; to call or take back |
| reject | To refuse to accept or use; something that falls short of what is acceptable |
| revise | To go over carefully in order to correct or improve; to change in order to bring up to date |
| sensitive | Quick to notice or feel; easily affected by even slight change |
| expedient | When a person takes the easy way out or does a practical or convenient thingr does |