| A | B |
|---|
| alienate | make unfriendly, hostile; estrange |
| captivate | attract or hold attention; fascinate, charm |
| current | going on now; contemporay; present |
| discretion | prudence; quality of being careful with speech, able to maintain a secret |
| drastic | extreme, severe, harsh; having a strong effect |
| duplicate | make an exact copy; imitate |
| evacuate | withdraw from; vacate, leave |
| forebearance | quality of patience or self control when provoked |
| futile | serving no purpose; ineffective, useless |
| germane | relevant; pertinent; closely related to |
| mendacious | marked be deception; dishonest, untruthful |
| pique | irritate, peeve; arouse resentment |
| ponder | weigh carefully in the mind; consider, think about carefully |
| privation | state of being deprived of usual necessities; want, need |
| quagmire | soft swampy ground; predicament |
| shred | fragment, particle, scrap; very small piece |
| solemn | made or done seriously; earnest |
| spontaneous | instinctive; resulting from a natural impulse |
| status | rank, standing; position in relation to others |
| wrest | take by force; extort, wring |
