| A | B |
| incoherent | impossible to explain or understand |
| provocation | something that stirs up angeror excitement |
| plebeian | one of the common people of ancient Rome; a vulgar person; common; vulgar; crude |
| incredulous | showing disbelief or doubt; skeptical; disbelieving |
| query | a question; to inquire into |
| exonerate | to excused or clear completely of a charge or accusation; to prove blameless |
| secular | worldly or temporal rather than religious or sacred; not belonging to a religious order |
| expedite | to make easier or quicker; to hasten |
| shibboleth | any use of language, habit, or custom that distinguishes a class; a password; a distinctive slogan used by members of a group |
| forgo | to refrain or abstain from; to go without |