| A | B |
| incoherent | adj. impossible to explain or understand |
| provocation | n. something that stirs up anger or excitement |
| plebeian | n. one of the common people of ancient Rome; a vulgar person; adj. common; vulgar; crude |
| incredulous | adj. showing disbelief or doubt |
| query | n. a question; v. to question; to inquire into |
| exonerate | v. to excuse or clear completely of a charge or accusation; to prove blameless |
| secular | adj. worldy or temporal rather than religious or sacred; not belonging to a religious order |
| expedite | v. to make easier or quicker; to hasten |
| shibboleth | n. any use of language, habit, or custom that distinguishes a class; a password; a distinctive slogan used by members or a group |
| forgo | n. to regrain or abstain from; to go without |