| A | B |
| Used jointly by all tennants | communal |
| To rise above or go beyond | transcend |
| Destinies | fates |
| Wistful yearning for a time or event lost or about to be lost | nostalgia |
| Very dark or gloomy | murky |
| Unfairly used for one's own advantage | exploited |
| A spokesman, as for a cause or doctrine | prophet |
| Inclined to keep things as they were in the past; opposed to change | conservative |
| State of having conflicting attitudes such as love and hate about a person or an event | ambivalence |
| Offered for sale by shouting | hawked |
| Anything that quiets; sedative | opiate |
| A person who believes that nothing is known or can be known about the existence of God; skeptic | agnostic |
| A language developed from a dialect of German | Yiddish |
| Try to solve or contend with | grapple |
| A small microphone worn about the neck oand resting on the chest | lavaliere |
| Wasted away; withered | atrophied |
| Doubting the sincerity and goodness of others | cynical |
| An essay or written report presented by a candidate for a degree | thesis |
| A distortion or suspension in the continuity of time | time warp |
| Regretted; mourned | lamented |
| With extreme caution | gingerly |
| Newspaper featuring many pictures, short articles, and sensational headlines | tabloids |
| Aggressive photographers or reporters who pursue celebrities | paparazzi |
| That which cannot be satisfied | insatiable |
| Death | demise |
| Postponements from active military duty | deferments |
| Study of religion and religious beliefs | theology |
| ALS | amyotrophic lateral sclerosis |
| Very thin and bony | gaunt |
| Unexplainable, mysteriously | inexplicably |