| A | B |
| gratis | free |
| hues | colors |
| impromptu | without prior preparation |
| kudos | awards or honors |
| lachrymose | tearful |
| legerdemain | sleight of hand, deception or trickery resulting from use of the hands |
| lurid | sensational, gruesome and causing shock or horror |
| muse | to ponder |
| Philistine | a narrow-minded person who opposes or is indifferent to cultural values |
| rectitude | state of moral integrity |
| rend | to tear violently, to split |
| schism | a division of a group into two discordant groups |
| uproarious | making great noise (not necessarily negative) |