| A | B |
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| colleague | an associate or coworker of similar status |
| condescend (verb) | to lower oneself to a position one considers inferior; to behave in an offensively superior manner |
| condescending (adj.) | showing an offensively superior manner |
| contingent | conditional; depending on something else OR likely, but not certain to happen; possible |
| contingent (noun) | a group that is part of a larger one |
| daunt (verb) | to discourage or intimidate |
| deluge (noun) | a downpour of rain; a flood OR a flood of anything |
| dispel | to clear away; to remove or get rid of, as if by scattering |
| claustrophobia | an abnormal fear of narrow, enclosed spaces |
| daunting (adj.) | so difficult or dangerous as to discourage or intimidate |
| deluge (verb) | to flood or overwhelm |
| dub | to give a title, nickname, or description to |
| fanfare | a sounding of trumpets or other brass instruments; any showy display |
| fledgling | a young bird just learning to fly or a young and inexperienced person |
| fledgling (adj.) | new and untested |
| inane | empty; shallow, or silly |
| mettle | courage to bear up under difficult circumstances |
| negligible | small and unimportant; not worth noticing |
| protract | to draw out or lengthen (in time) |
| replica | a copy or reproduction, especially on a smaller scale than the original |
