| A | B |
| gesticulated | to make gestures |
| perpendicular | straight up and down |
| conspiratorial | planning an evil plot |
| ebullience | high spirits, exhilaration |
| quota | part of a fixed total |
| leeward | moving toward where the wind blows |
| recrimation | accusing the person who accuses |
| tumult | violent or noisy commotion or disturbance |
| tirade | prolonged outburst |
| opressive | unjustly harsh |
| inscrutable | not easily understood |
| vicissitudes | a change or variation |
| antagonism | active hostility between conflicting groups |
| opaque | not allowing light to pass through |
| indignation | displeasure at something unjust |
| declivities | downward slope; hill |
| tacit | understood without openly expressed |
| sepal | green parts that protect a flower |