| A | B |
|---|
| abrasive | substance used or grinding; an irritant |
| denote | to be a sign of; to indicate |
| hindrance | an action, person, or thing that impedes; obstacle |
| irreducible | not capable of being made smaller |
| necessitate | to cause to be necessary; to force |
| passive | yielding without resistance; submissive |
| reconcile | to bring together |
| somber | gloomy and sad |
| turbulent | violently agitated; stormy |
| ultimate | last or final; maximum |
| adage | an old saying; proverb |
| allusion | an indirect reference |
| cadence | a rhythmic pattern |
| fallacy | a misleading or false idea |
| figurative | not literally true; using figures of speech |
| intensive | marked by special effort; single-minded |
| metaphor | figure of speech that contains an implied comparison |
| potency | power; strength |
| rapture | great joy; ecstasy |
| simile | figure of speech that compares using 'like' or 'as' |
