| A | B |
| Drenching | Soaking; wetting thoroughly |
| Era | A period of time or history |
| Criticizing | Finding fault with; disapproving of; blaming |
| Explosion | Act of bursting; violent burst |
| Cruised | Traveled |
| Hydrogen | A colorless, odorless gas; a light gas |
| Newsreels | Short news stories for a movie audience |
| Transatlantic | Crossing the Atlantic Ocean |