| A | B |
| tightwad | miser |
| strew | scatter |
| limber | flexible |
| token | a keepsake |
| bicker | to argue about unimportant things |
| nominal | in name only |
| chaff | something worthless |
| squander | spend or use wastefully |
| lavish | give excessively |
| pantomime | a representation using gestures instead of words |
| hoard | a carefully guarded supply |
| bland | mild and soothing |
| blight | ruin |
| vacillate | to be indecisive |
| voluble | talking easily and at length |
| episode | an event that is part of a greater whole |
| dispense | to provide money or a service |
| avid | enthusiastic |
| reproach | criticism or disapproval |
| dole | to distribute charity |
| slapdash | careless |
| portent | a sign of something unpleasant to come |
| stint | to be ungenerous |
| disinclined | lacking strong motivation |
| pang | a short, sharp pain |