| A | B |
| Alisha could have held a grudge but felt that | resentment was not an option. |
| The speaker was far from inarticulate | He spoke eloquently. |
| The commoners spoke colloquially | and the elite used refined language |
| A wanderer is said to be | peripatetic. |
| We couldn't get a word out of | the reticent visitor. |
| Regressive is the opposite of | progressive. |
| Quit vacillating and | decide. |
| When bubbles burst they | disintegrate. |
| A talisman is a | good luck charm |
| Domestic work takes place | in the home. |
| Gothic novels are filled with the | macabre and the mysterious. |
| Emancipation suggests | freedom. |
| A cataclysmic change is characterized | as being overwhelming. |
| Parrots often regurgitate what they | hear. |
| Indefatigable means never | wearying. |
| Consecrate means to declare | or make sacred. |