| A | B |
| intermittent | "But now she heard it too: a dull, _____ metallic noise, a muted clank." |
| subtlety | "The colors of the threaded scenes glowed in their_____." |
| emergence | "…the separation of land and sea, the _____ of fish and birds…" |
| horrid | "They was _____ surprised to see me come." |
| passionately | "'Matt,' she said _____, 'I love the blue. Thank you.'" |
| solemnity | "…while the people, released now from their _____, whistled and stamped their feet in appreciation." |
| courteous | "…this man appeared to be both friendly and _____." |
| ruined | "She watched his _____ eyes, and saw that they were able, still to weep." |
| delirious | "My eyes were destroyed and I was almost _____ with pain." |
| grievously | "…to soothe or comfort or aid a _____ wounded being." |
| squalor | "She would not miss the _____ and noise they would leave behind." |
| grotesquely | "They were bare and _____ misshapen." |
| gimp | "'I know you can't be getting a hubby because of your horrid _____…'" |
| renegade | "…blind man, the_____ boy, and the bent-tailed dog set off down the path." |