| A | B |
| authoritarian | pertaining to absolute authority |
| avenge | to inflict punishment for a perceived wrong |
| bewilder | to confuse |
| bristle | to become angry |
| clemency | mercy; leniency |
| elaborate | to express in greater detail |
| elaborate | having intricate or complex detail |
| gazebo | a small, roofed building usually having open sides |
| malady | an illness; a physical or mental disorder |
| mar | to damage or disfigure |
| obscure | no easily noticed or understood |
| obscure | to make unclear; to dim |
| obsolete | no longer valid or in use |
| pretext | a professed purpose to hide the real reason |
| teem | to be full of things |
| teem | to move in large numbers; to poor out |
| translucent | permitting light to pass through, but not enough to allow a clear viewing of objects on the other side |
| transparent | permitting enough light to pass through to allow a clear viewing of objects on the other side |